Last rites performed in Sitapur, CM Yogi to meet Kamlesh Tewari kin today

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will meet the family of Hindu Samaj Party president Kamlesh Tewari at 11am on Sunday and listen to their complaints.
The meeting with CM was one among the many assurances given to Tewari’s family after they refused to cremate his body on Friday, insisting on the arrest of main accused, security for the family, and a job to Kamlesh’s son.
Lucknow divisional commissioner Mukesh Meshram held talks with the family in Sitapur and later said, “The demands of the family have been take into consideration.They’ll be provided security. Their meeting with the CM is being fixed and we are recommending a residence for them. The family will also get appropriate financial help.”
The state government issue a formal ‘samjhauta patra’ enlisting the assurance of a meeting with CM, a government job for Tewari’s son, financial assistance and a house in Lucknow.
The final rites finally took place after the government acceded to their demands. Senior officials, including divisional commissioner Mukesh Meshram, attended the funeral in Sitapur. Sources said the family’s meeting with Yogi was most likely to take place at the CM’s residence. “The CM will meet the family at 11am on Sunday,” said a senior official.
The assurances, signed by Meshram, include handing over the case to NIA even as DGP O P Singh ruled out a terror angle in the murder. The government has already constituted an SIT headed by an IG-rank officer to probe the murder, said Meshram. The government has also promised to recommend an arms licence to Tewari’s elder son Satyam. Whenever Satyam applies for a licence, he would get clearance on priority, said an official. The officials have also recommended a house, most likely an LIG or MIG, for the family in Lucknow. Financial help has also been promised to the family though no amount has been decided yet. The officials said the family will be provided security and a government job would be given to Satyam within the next 48 hours.
“The family agreed to perform the last rites after a lot of convincing. They had a list of complaints, including one of a police official misbehaving with Tewari’s wife and mother on Thursday night. All their complaints will be investigated by a team comprising ADM and additional SP rank officer,” said an official.
Tewari’s mother had also claimed that police guards allocated to him were ill-equipped, he added.
“She claimed that the night constable was not armed while the one on day duty was old and ill. The two-member team will look into the complaints,” the officer said.