Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday met the families of 10 Gond tribals killed over a land dispute in Sonbhadra four days ago, promising a slew of steps to help the community, and alleged that “sin” committed during the Congress rule was responsible for the present situation.
Adityanath enhanced the compensation from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 18.5 lakh each for families of the deceased and from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh to those injured in Wednesday’s clash and ordered completion of inquiry into the case from 1952 within 10 days.
Vowing to crackdown on land mafias, he said action against them will be taken under the stringent NSA and similar cases in the region will be probed.
