Madhya Pradesh govt announces Rs 1 crore for kin of dead forest officer

  • | Saturday | 8th September, 2018

Two were on the bike and two on the tractor,” said the officer that they would be arrested soon. 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 .”Friday’s brutal killing was caught on CCTV. They won't be spared. “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 Subedar Singh Kushwah tried to stop the bikers, “a speeding tractor hit him from behind,” Morena SP Amit Sanghi told TOI.“We are trying to arrest those involved in the killing. BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that state government would give Rs 1 crore to the relatives of the 60-year-old deputy ranger of the forest department who was crushed to death by a tractor ferrying illegally mined sand in Morena district on Friday morning.Subedar Singh Kushwaha, a native of Bhind, would have retired in June this year but he got a two-year extension as the state raised the retirement age.

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that state government would give Rs 1 crore to the relatives of the 60-year-old deputy ranger of the forest department who was crushed to death by a tractor ferrying illegally mined sand in Morena district on Friday morning.Subedar Singh Kushwaha, a native of Bhind, would have retired in June this year but he got a two-year extension as the state raised the retirement age. The forest department declared Kushwah a ‘martyr’ and sanctioned Rs 10 lakh to his wife Neelam.Meanwhile police have registered a case of murder against four people in connection with the brutal killing of forest officer.Leader of opposition Ajay Singh demanded resignation of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, saying Kushwaha’s killing is a repeat of IPS Narendra Kumar’s murder.Congress state chief Kamal Nath had tweeted: “The morale of mining mafia remains boosted in the 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 .”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 Subedar Singh Kushwah tried to stop the bikers, “a speeding tractor hit him from behind,” Morena SP Amit Sanghi told TOI.“We are trying to arrest those involved in the killing. They won't be spared. Two were on the bike and two on the tractor,” said the officer that they would be arrested soon.

If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ

NYOOOZ SUPPORTER

NYOOOZ FRIEND

Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.


Stay updated with all the Bhopal Latest News headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.

Related Articles