Taking a serious note to Hamirpur incident in which a youth had died of firearm injuries while several had injured, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav ordered to suspend the superintendent of Police, Hamirpur, DP Singh, on Sunday.
He also announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of the deceased in the incident and instructed the officials to arrest the named persons soon. He also ordered a magisterial probe of the incident.
The CM said the state government was very serious and sensitive in ensuring protection to women in the state and most severe action would be taken against the errant persons. He said the government was dedicated to ensure security and safety to women and were taking every measure to save their pride.
It may be noted that a girl had immolated self in Hamirpur piqued over eve teasing and police apathy in ensuring safety to her. The incident ignited the public ire and they assembled at the scene and staged protest. As they did not leave the place despite being warned, the cops tried whisk them away. This snowballed into a verbal spat and the mob fought a pitched battle with the police. To contain the public ire the police opened fire on the mob then. In the firing a youth died of bullet fired by some cop while several other suffered injuries.
later additional number of cops reached the place and controlled the situation. The police rushed the injured to hospital who are recuperating there. The situation is still tense in the area and the cops are patrolling in the strife torn area.