*ADDC announces Rs 70,000 relief, SPO job to deceased’s wife
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 14: The vehicular movement on the busiest Bakshi Nagar road came to standstill, when the parents and relatives of a road accident victim along with large number of people held a protest demonstration here today demanding immediate arrest of the accused persons.
However, Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Sher Singh announced on the spot relief of Rs 70,000 and SPO job to the wife of the deceased.
As per police sources, Sushil Kumar, son of Janak Raj Gupta, a resident of Gurah Bakshi Nagar, was riding on a scooty along with one another person to home after concluding his office work, when a rashly driven car hit their scooty near Bus-Stand yesterday, leading to critical injuries to duo.
The profusely bleeding Sushil Kumar was shifted to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where doctors pronounced him as brought dead.
The body was handed over to family members for last rites after completing legal-medical formalities.
A case under relevant Sections was registered at Bus-Stand police station and investigation started.
Meanwhile, the parents, relatives and large number of people along with the dead body of the deceased assembled near Gurah Morh in Bakshi Nagar this morning and staged protest.
To express their anguish, the protestors also burnt the tyres and raised slogans against the Police Department for not taking prompt action to arrest the accused persons. The protestors were demanding immediate arrest of the accused person at the earliest.
Due to the protest, the vehicular movement on the busiest Bakshi Nagar road came to standstill for couple of hours, leading to long traffic snarls.
On getting information, Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Sher Singh along with Superintendent of Police (SP) City Yougal Manhas, SHO Bakshi Nagar Police Station Dilip Singh and other senior officers of Police Department rushed to the spot and assured immediate arrest of the accused.
Citing that the deceased was the lone bread-butter earner of the family, ADDC sanctioned on the spot relief of Rs 70,000 and SPO job to the wife of the deceased.
Later, the protestors dispersed and vehicular movement was restored. However, it took around one hour by the men in blue to clear the jamming.