Yogi Adityanath announces Rs 50 lakh for family of constable killed in Amroha

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the family of police constable Harsh Chaudhary, who was killed in an exchange of fire with a criminal in Amroha district on Sunday.

The compensation

Of the total, Rs 40 lakh was to go to the constable’s wife and Rs 10 lakh to his parents. The chief minister also announced a government job for a member of the family. Chaudhary was a native of Hathras district, and police said he would be given a state funeral.

How the encounter took place

According to Anand Kumar, Additional Director General (Law and Order), a police team acting on specific information went to a tube-well in the Bachhraon area of Amroha between 7 and 8 in the evening, looking for a criminal named Shivavtar, who faced 19 criminal cases.

When the police asked him to give himself up, Shivavtar opened fire and Chaudhary was hit by a bullet. He was rushed to TMU hospital in Moradabad, where he died during treatment.

Shivavtar was also wounded in the exchange of fire and died at the same hospital.

Background

Yogi Adityanath became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2017 and began a second term in March 2022.

See also: Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha members

Originally published on 28 January 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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