CM Yogi announces cash relief of ₹5 lakh to Jewar victim’s family

UP CM also directs authorities to improve law and order situation in Gautam Budh Nagar

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the family members of 38-year-old man, who was shot dead in Jewar, off Yamuna Expressway, on May 2. In the incident that sent shock waves across the country last week, a car was waylaid on the Jewar-Bulandshahr Road and four women travelling in it were dragged to the nearby fields and gang-raped. The family was also held hostage and allegedly robbed.

The car in which the eight family members were travelling. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

The decision came after the five members of the family including two alleged rape victims met Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow on Thursday. Sources said that the chief minister’s meeting began at 1pm and lasted for forty-five minutes.

The family members were accompanied by lawmaker from Jewar constituency, Dhirendra Singh, former vice-president of Jewar municipality, Younis, a venerable village elderly, Mozam Khan and other senior citizens.

During the meeting, CM Yogi was briefed about the case in detail. He later asked senior officers to provide the financial assistance to the wife of the 38-year-old who died trying to save the honour of the women he was travelling with.

The chief minister also directed senior officers to check out the schemes through which they could be benefited. Yogi also said the administration would provide free education to the children in the family.

Arvind Kumar was also asked if investigation into the incident should be expedited and measures undertaken to ensure the security of the public, especially those commuting on the expressway, is not compromised. The meeting with the chief minister was arranged by Dhirendra Singh, who had been camping in Lucknow for the last three days to fix an appointment with the CM.

The women did not talk to Yogi, but he assured them that justice will be done. He also lauded Singh for remaining at Ground Zero since the incident and offering all support to the family.

“People have reposed faith in me in elections and it is my responsibility to be by them in their time of need. It was my duty to have the chief minister meet the family,” Singh said.

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The incident took place at 1.30am on May 25. Eight members of the family were travelling to Bulandshahr from Greater Noida’s Jewar when they were waylaid by the six robbers. The gang looted about ₹50,000 in cash and valuables before allegedly raping the women and killing the man who tried to fight them off.

Since the incident, the police have launched the man hunt for the accused and also roped in a number of teams. However, the accused have continued to remain at large.