Madhya Pradesh CM announces Rs1 crore help to slain ranger's family

  • | Sunday | 9th September, 2018

When Kushwaha tried to stop the bikers, a speeding tractor hit him from behind killing him on the spot. “Two persons on a motorcycle were trying to remove tyre-bursting spikes placed by forest officials to stop tractors and trucks ferrying illegal sand. BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an assistance of Rs1 crore to the relatives of 60-year-old deputy ranger of forest department Subedar Singh Kushwaha who was crushed to death by a tractor ferrying illegally mined sand in Morena district on Friday morning. “The mining mafia in Morena killed IPS officer Narendra Kumar and now again in Morena there is news of the murder of deputy ranger Subedar Singh Kushwaha,” he posted.Friday’s brutal killing was caught on CCTV. The forest department sanctioned a Rs10 lakh to Kushwaha's wife Neelam on Saturday.Police have registered a case of murder against four people for the brutal killing of forest officer on duty.

BHOPAL: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an assistance of Rs1 crore to the relatives of 60-year-old deputy ranger of forest department Subedar Singh Kushwaha who was crushed to death by a tractor ferrying illegally mined sand in Morena district on Friday morning. Kushwaha was on duty and tried to stop the tractor carrying illegally mined sand.A native of Bhind , he would have retired in June this year, but got a two-year extension as the state raised the retirement age. The forest department sanctioned a Rs10 lakh to Kushwaha's wife Neelam on Saturday.Police have registered a case of murder against four people for the brutal killing of forest officer on duty. “Our team is in the deep forest area and all four would be arrested soon,” said Morena SP Amit Sanghi.Leader of opposition Ajay Singh demanded that chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan resign, saying Kushwaha’s killing is a repeat of IPS Narendra Kumar’s murder.Congress state chieftoo tweeted that morale of mining mafia remains high in Shivraj government. “The mining mafia in Morena killed IPS officer Narendra Kumar and now again in Morena there is news of the murder of deputy ranger Subedar Singh Kushwaha,” he posted.Friday’s brutal killing was caught on CCTV. “Two persons on a motorcycle were trying to remove tyre-bursting spikes placed by forest officials to stop tractors and trucks ferrying illegal sand. When Kushwaha tried to stop the bikers, a speeding tractor hit him from behind killing him on the spot.

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