Rajasthan: Farmer who threatened suicide asked to pay Rs 9.9 lakh for security
Jaipur, Dec 23: A farmer in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district has been asked to pay Rs 9.91 lakh for security arrangements made by police to prevent him from committing suicide after he had threatened to take the extreme step over non-payment of land compensation.
Vidhyadhar Yadav said he was distressed after his house was demolished for acquiring land for a cement plant in Gothada village in Nawalgarh in November without giving him compensation and that he never asked for the deployment of police force, for which he is being charged.
Yadav has now been given compensation of around Rs 3.8 crore.
But on December 17, Superintendent of Police Jhunjhunu served a notice which says that 99 police personnel -- one Additional Superintendent of Police, two Deputy Superintendent of Police, two inspectors, three sub-inspectors, six assistant sub-inspectors, 18 head constables and 67 constables -- were deployed and government vehicles were used for his security, which put burden on the exchequer.
It further said that the expenditure of Rs 9,91,577 incurred on his personal security has to be recovered from him.
"The notice has been served for recovery because the police force was deployed for security," SP Jhunjhunu Sharad Chowdhary said.
Yadav said when he was not given a proper response by the district administration and the management of the cement company regarding the compensation, he gave a memorandum to the district collector addressed to the president on December 9 to end his life, and gave an ultimatum till 11 am on December 11.
The farmer said that he had no option but to demand euthanasia because all his land was acquired and the house was demolished without giving him compensation.
"I had been frequently requesting the SDM and company officials to release the compensation amount but there was no proper response therefore I gave a memorandum to the district collector addressed to the President for euthanasia and gave an ultimatum till 11 December," he said.
To prevent him from taking any such step, policemen were deployed in the village on December 11. Yadav poured petrol on himself when the police foiled his immolation bid.
"I did not demand security. The district administration and police made the arrangements and now the SP has given me a recovery notice," Yadav said.
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
