3 Madhya Pradesh cops killed poachers, CM says ‘sacrifice won’t go in vain’

In an incident that has prompted strict action from the state government, three policemen were killed in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna drict early Saturday as some bike-borne poachers opened fire at them. Shortly after, a high-level meeting was called chief miner Shivraj Singh Chouhan and he removed a top cop in Guna, about 210 km from the state capital Bhopal. He has also announced a compensation of ₹1 crore for their families.Chouhan said that strictest action will be taken against the accused to “set a horical example”. “Our police personnel were martyred while tracing poachers in Guna. Such action will be taken against the criminals that will set an example in hory. The perpetrators have almost been identified. The probe is going on. Police force has been sent. Criminals will not escape at any cost,” he told news agency ANI.
गुना में शिकारियों का मुकाबला करते हुए हमारे पुलिस के जवानों ने शहादत दी है। अपराधियों के खिलाफ ऐसी कार्रवाई होगी, जो इतिहास में उदाहरण बनेगी। अपराधियों की लगभग पहचान हो गई। जांच चल रही है। पुलिस फोर्स को भेजा गया है। अपराधी किसी भी कीमत पर नहीं बचेंगे। pic.twitter.com/sOCNCAmXFd— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) May 14, 2022
“We won’t let their sacrifice go in vain. Their families will be given ₹1 crore, and one member of the family will be given a government job,” he said. “We will pay them last respects. Also, we have removed the Gwalior IG because of the delay in reaching the site after the incident,” the chief miner stressed.Posting a video statement on Twitter, the state’s home miner Narottam Mishra said, “In the Aaron Police station of Guna drict, police received a tip-off about the presence of seven-eight miscreants who were on motorcycles. After the police surrounded them from all sides, the miscreants started firing at them, in which three police personnel were killed.”Sub-inspector Rajkumar Jatav and two constables – Nilesh Bhargava and Santaram Meena – have died in the incident, he added.The Madhya Pradesh home miner assured strict action against the miscreants. “The incident is saddening and heartbreaking. Instructions have been given to take strict action against the criminals which will set an example,” Mishra tweeted.Chief miner Chouhan held a high-level meeting over the incident. The meeting was attended the chief secretary, home miner Mishra and the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) among others.