Meerut: In a meeting held in Meerut and attended by senior police officials of the zone’s nine districts, the family of Subodh Kumar Singh, SHO killed in December 3 violence in Bulandshahr , handed over a cheque of Rs 70 lakh over and above Rs 50 lakh government compensation.According to ADG (Meerut zone) Prashant Kumar, “Our officer died a heroic death while on duty. Apart from the government’s compensation of Rs 50 lakh, we, too, have made a small contribution willingly. The amount of Rs 70 lakh is a voluntary contribution of one-day salary of police personnel posted in Meerut zone.”Singh, posted as station officer in Bulandshahr’s Syana, was killed by a mob during a protest over alleged cow slaughter on December 3 last year.While receiving the compensation, Rajni Singh, the slain SO’s wife, said, “Though I would pray that none of the police officers’ wife should go through the trauma of losing one’s life partner like me, but at the same time, I am overwhelmed by the noble gesture of the entire police force of Uttar Pradesh that has stood with us in the times of crisis.”As of now, 37 of those accused of violence, including those who instigated it, attacked Singh with an axe and the one who shot him dead, have been arrested and are in jail. Another seven accused in cow slaughter case that led to violence are also in police custody and three of them have been slapped with the National Security Act.Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who met Singh's wife and two sons at his Kalidas Marg residence in December, had declared a compensation of Rs 40 lakh for the wife, Rs 10 lakh for the parents and a government job for a member of his family.The inspector was also an investigating officer (IO) in the 2015 Akhlaq lynching case.

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