Constables of the Uttar Pradesh police force have announced an indefinite strike and fast for the policeman accused in the Apple executive murder case. They said that they will be observing October 5 as a 'black day' in support of Constable Prashant Chaudhary who shot Vivek Tiwari on September 29 in Lucknow.

The constables, wearing black ribbons on their arms, told reporters in Agra that they will go on an indefinite fast and strike if charges against the accused policeman, Prashant Chaudhary, are not dropped.

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh said that the state's police department "is not trigger-happy but people friendly". He further said that the incident could have been the result of unprofessional police training adding that there was "no emphasis on behavioural training".

A former colleague of the deceased executive told ANI that she has full faith in Lucknow police. She maintained that the police constable shot Tiwari from the front in the state capital's Gomti Nagar area when the deceased refused to stop his vehicle for an inspection.