After Journalist's Murder, UP CM Yogi Announces Compensation of Rs 10 L, Job for Wife & Free Edu for Kids

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of journalist Vikram Joshi who died on Wednesday after being shot by miscreants over an eve teasing incident.

The chief minister's office said that the deceased journalist's wife would be given a government job and the children would be provided free education.

Joshi, was attacked when he was returning from his sister's house along with his two daughters on a motorbike on Monday night. He suffered a bullet injury on his head after assailants opened fire at him near his residence.

The doctor of a private hospital checking Joshi said the columnist endured unreasonable mind harm because of the slug injury. 

The assault is accepted to be the aftermath of an objection



that Joshi had stopped at the Vijay Nagar police headquarters in Ghaziabad on July 16. He had grumbled that a few people were irritating his niece. 

A CCTV film demonstrated Joshi's bicycle being caught by a gathering of men who encompassed the bicycle, and began pulling and hitting the rider.

The two daughters of Vikram Joshi could be seen running away the moment the bike falls.

Nine people have been arrested in connection with the shooting incident and the local beat in-charge Raghvendra was put on suspension with immediate effect for not taking swift action and ignoring the complaint filed by the family of the victim.

The journalist's family has accused the police of inaction as the complaint was lodged on July 16 after a scuffle between Joshi and the miscreants.