Allahabad: Akhilesh Yadav announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to deceased lawyer's family

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the lawyer who was killed in a clash with policemen in Allahabad on Wednesday, and directed the officials to take strict action against the culprits.

The lawyers of Oudh Bar Association have decided to abstain from work on Thursday in protest against the killing of the lawyer.

An official statement in Lucknow said that Yadav has expressed profound grief over the death of the lawyer in Allahabad and has announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the deceased.

The chief minister has also directed the District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police of Allahabad to take strict action against the culprits.

Meanwhile, the lawyers of Oudh Bar Association (OBA) have decided to abstain from work on March 12 in protest against the killing.

This resolution was passed in a meeting of executive committee held under chairmanship of president Amitabh Mishra. OBA general secretary Ramesh Pandey said that the EC expressed its serious concern on the issue and condemn the incident in strong terms.

The future course of action shall be decided in the next meeting of executive committee (EC) of OBA on Thursday, he said. Taking a serious note of the incident in Allahabad, state home department has directed all the districts to maintain utmost vigil across the state.

"Keeping the sensitive nature of the Allahabad incident, security arrangements in all the courts of the state has been stepped up and police and administration has been asked to conduct the investigations in an impartial manner and promptly take strict action against the culprits," Principal Secretary, Home, Devashaish Panda said.

Directives have been issued to ensure peace and order at all cost and enhance security of all the sensitive and important places, Panda said, adding that strict instructions have been sent to all the DMs and police chiefs that ensuring peace and order was the personal responsibility.

"They have been asked to make all preparations to deal with any eventuality in advance and keep an eye on rumour mongers and anti-social elements," Panda said.