Mother of Bihar cop dies of shock after mob lynching of her son in Bengal
Op IndiaA 50-year-old police officer from Bihar was lynched by a mob while conducting a raid in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district in the wee hours of Saturday. In an unfortunate update to the incident, the mother of SHO Ashwini Kumar died of shock upon seeing the mortal remains of her son. Ashwini Kumar’s brother Praveen Kumar said that their mother is a heart patient for last 14-15 years, and she could not tolerate the news of her son’s death. Kumar’s family even refused to accept his body after he was granted a gun salute at the police lines until they were assured of an SIT probe into the matter by Kishnaganj District Magistrate Aditya Prakash, Inspector General of Purnea Range Suresh Kumar Chowdhury and other top officials. SHO Ashwini Kumar’s mob lynching Ashwini Kumar, station in charge of the Kishanganj police station, was known for his no-nonsense attitude and strict crackdown against the liquor crackdown.