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Kejriwal gives Rs.1 crore to constable's widow

5 Dariya News

New Delhi(IANS) 25-Jan-2014

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday handed over a cheque of Rs.1 crore to the widow of a police constable killed by suspected liquor mafia men when he was on a raid in the capital last month.On the eve of Republic Day, the chief minister presented the cheque to Savita Devi, widow of constable Vinod Kumar, at a programme at Chhatrasal Stadium.Kejriwal had announced the financial assistance to the family of the constable earlier this month. He also wrote a letter to the family.Vinod Kumar was beaten to death in south Delhi's Ghitorni area while he was on a raid alongwith excise department officials.