Rich tributes were paid to Ashok Chakra Randhir Verma on his 31st death anniversary here on Monday.
Two separate functions were held to pay tributes one at Randhir Verma Square and another at Bank More police station where police officers and jawans paid tributes to Verma who was shot dead by armed Punjab terrorists during shootout while the terrorists were attempting to loot a bank branch located in Hirapur locality in year 1991.
Deputy commissioner Sandeep Singh, Senior SP Sanjeev Kumar besides other officers were present at both the locations besides former MP Rita Verma, widow of Randhir Verma .Dhanbad MLA Raj Sinha too paid tributes to the late SP.
Verma expressed concern over controversy created over naming of the renovated randhir verma stadium and the missing" martyr" word from the name that was placed after peoples protest".DC Sandeep Singh said, it was a human error and corrections would be done soon.
Host of other peoples from different walks of life also paid tributes to Verma.
Tributes were also paid to Shyà mal Chokorvorty who too had died during the same shootout.