Mathura: Almost two hours after SHO Santosh Kumar was declared dead, Mathura City SP Mukul Dwivedi also succumbed to his injuries taking the death toll in Mathura violence to two.
At least 10 other cops were injured in clashes with protesters during an anti-encroachment drive at the Jawahar Bagh area of Mathura on Thursday.
Things however turned ugly after gun shots were fired on cops by some unidentified men. Police resorted to force leading to major clashes.
The activists had reportedly occupied the land on the pretext of 'dharna' for over two years.
Meanwhile, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has announced an ex-gratia of 20 lakh rupees for the family of the deceased SHO Santosh Kumar who was killed in the violence.
The situation in the area is said to be tense and ADG (Law & Order) has rushed to the spot.
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