Uttarakhand High Court Directs States To Grant Extraordinary Pension To Widow Of Police Officer Who Lost His Life While On Duty
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The Uttarakhand High Court directed the State to sanction and grant extraordinary pension in favour of the widow of a police officer who lost his life while on duty.
Ramesh Chand Rajwar, was a Sub Inspector (Civil Police) in the Police Department. In the year 2013, he was posted at Police Station Dharchula and was in charge of the Special Operation Group constituted for controlling typical crimes such as forest smuggling, and poaching. On 25.09.2013 at 8:15 P.M., the Police Station was informed that forest smugglers had entered the forest, and were carrying on their nefarious activities. Therefore, he went to the scene of crime in Tawaghat Tapovan. While he was returning from the scene of the crime, his vehicle got trapped in a landslide caused by the heavy rains. A boulder struck his head; he died on the spot. Due to the death of her h