CM Yogi Adityanath visits Kanpur to pay tribute to martyred policemen

KANPUR: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after paying tribute to police officials who were killed by gangster Vikas Dubey and his men, in strong words instructed the senior officers who had come here from capital city to camp in industrial town till Dubey is either caught or eliminated.
Yogi also visited Regency hospital and met each injured cop and boosted their morale. He also met the families of the policemen in the hospital lobby and told them that the government was firmly standing by them in this hour of grief and all necessary assistance will be provided.He spoke to the doctors and asked about the medical condition of the injured policemen. He asked the doctors to provid best medical treatment to the cops.
Chief Minister after returning to the police lines paid rich tribute to policemen who got killed in action. He was also accompanied by Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya. They were also accompanied by senior state minister Satish Mahana. He met the aggrieved family members of the policemen and consoled them, assuring them of action against the perpetrator of crime.
The atmosphere at police lines was sombre when the tributes were paid. Cops vowed to avenge the death of their colleagues on whom bullets were sprayed by gangster Vikas Dubey and his men.
Later, during a presser, Yogi said that the supreme sacrifice made by cops will not go in vain. “We will not let go in vain the sacrifice of life made by the cops. We stand by their families”, he added.
He announced the families of the martyred cops would be given an ex-gratia of Rs one crore, government job to one family member and other benefits.
He reteriated that those who have commited this henious crime would be got the harshest of the punishment within the ambit of law. He said that he has assured the grieving families that the government was with them in this hour of grief.
He told media that police has gunned down two men in an encounter and recovered from their possession arms that were looted from police. He said police teams have been formed which are making efforts to nab the criminals.
Earlier, CM spoke to the district officials who briefed him about the entire bloodbath incident. Yogi instructed them to act tough against the criminals.