The policeman killed in Ghazipur has been identified as constable Suresh Vats. (File/representational) The policeman killed in Ghazipur has been identified as constable Suresh Vats. (File/representational)

Less than a month after the Bulandshahr violence, in which Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a youth were shot, a police constable on Saturday died after he was hit by a stone thrown by a protesting mob. The incident happened while he was returning from his duty at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event in Ghazipur. The deceased policeman has been identified as Suresh Vats. He was from Raniganj in Pratapgarh district and was immediately taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Vats (48) from Karimuddinpur police station was hit on the head by a stone when he went to end a traffic jam caused by the protests.

“Some people from Nishad community were protesting near Atwa Mor police station in Naunera area where stone pelting took place during which he was hit,” PTI quoted Superintendent of Police (Ghazipur) Yashveer Singh as saying. Two locals have also been injured in the incident.

“Around 15 party workers have been detained and the rest of the protesters are being identified with the help of videography,” he added.

#WATCH One constable dead & two locals from the area injured in stone pelting allegedly by Nishad Party workers near Atwa Mor police station in Naunera area, earlier today. #Ghazipur pic.twitter.com/FnviOzuRIU — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 29, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a Rs 40 lakh compensation for the wife of the deceased. This is the second incident in a month where a policeman in Uttar Pradesh has been killed by a mob.

Subodh Kumar Singh, the station house officer of Siyana, and local youth Sumit Kumar were killed on December 3 in mob violence near Siyana village during protests against alleged cow slaughter. The man who allegedly shot the Bulandshahr inspector was arrested this week.

Modi had addressed a public meeting after laying the foundation stone for a medical college and releasing a postal stamp on Maharaj Suheldev. He had left for Varanasi when the violence in Ghazipur took place.

This is a developing story. More details awaited.

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