Yogi meets inspector’s family; road, college to be named after slain cop

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met the family members of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was killed in the Bulandshahr violence, and assured strict action against the culprits.

The government also announced that a road and a college will be named after the inspector who was killed in Monday's mob violence over alleged cow slaughter. A 20year-old man was also killed.

"The chief minister has assured us that he will remain with us in this difficult time and will ensure justice for us. He said strict action will be taken against those involved," the victim's elder son Shreya Singh said.

Hours before the meeting, the inspector's younger son Abhishek pleaded against violence over religion.

"My father is dead, tomorrow it can be some IG or a minister,” he told a news channel.

Adityanath met Singh's wife and the two sons at his Kalidas Marg residence here, an official spokesman said.

UP Director General of Police O P Singh, who was also present at the meeting, said Adityanath assured the family that education and house loans taken by them would be paid off by the government.

Uttar Pradesh minister Atul Garg later said the loans amounted to Rs 25-30 lakh.

Garg said the Jaithara-Kuraoli road leading to his village in Etah would be renamed after the inspector.

"A college will also be named after Singh to recognise and remember his courage," he said, reports PTI.

Garg is the minister-incharge for Etah, Subodh Singh's home district.

On the ongoing probe, the DGP said, "The CM has issued an order in this regard and the guilty will be brought to book," he said, but didn't discuss it further.

Adityanath had on Monday declared compensation of Rs 40 lakh for the wife, Rs 10 lakh for the parents and a government job for a family member of the inspector, who was the initial investigating officer in the 2015 Akhlaq lynching case.

Mohammed Akhlaq was killed then over rumours about beef consumption.