Vivek Tiwari was shot dead by personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Police at Gomti Nagar in Lucknow on Saturday. (Photo: Facebook/vivek.tiwari) Vivek Tiwari, employee with multinational technology company Apple, was shot dead by policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Saturday. Tiwari's killing has raised questions about the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government's ability to handle law and order situation in the state. While the chief minister today met Vivek Tiwari's family and assured them of all possible help, Opposition leaders such as former chief minister Mayawati have hit out at Adityanath. "If I were the Chief Minister, I would have first taken action against the involved cops, and only then met the victim's family. Not the other way round like CM [Adityanath] did," Mayawati said. Several leaders from Adityanath's own Bharatiya Janata Party have raised questions about Tiwari's murder. 13 BJP MLAs have also written a letter to Yogi Adityanath questioning the policemen's action. Meanwhile, a BJP MLA, Bairiya Surendra Singh, has said that higher ups in the Uttar Pradesh Police initially tried to protect the two policemen accused of killing Vivek Tiwari. The UP Police, however, in a strong statement said that it is determined to punish the accused policemen and "wean out such rouges in uniform". The UP Police has also constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe Vivek Tiwari's killing. Ten things we know so far 1 UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Vivek Tiwari's wife Kalpana, brother-in-law Vishnu and daughters at his office in Lucknow today. Adityanath promised all possible help to Vivek's family. The chief minister also offered Rs 25 lakh in compensation, fixed deposit worth Rs 5 lakh each for Vivek's daughters and mother as well as accommodation for the family. 2 The Uttar Pradesh Police has fired the two policemen involved in Vivek Tiwari's murder, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma said. 3 Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police OP Singh has called the two policemen "rogues in uniform". "We are determined to punish and wean out such rogues in uniform who hang our heads in shame," Singh said in an unusually strong statement. 4 A second FIR was filed in the case naming the two policemen as accused. The FIR was filed after Vivek Tiwari's family demanded that they be made complainants in the case. The first FIR was filed against unknown persons by Vivek's woman colleague, who was travelling with him at the time of the murder. 5 Footage from CCTV cameras around the murder location has revealed that Vivek Tiwari's car was in the area at around 1:19 am, minutes before he was shot. The police are scanning CCTV footage to gather more clues. 6 Meanwhile, Delhi CM Kejriwal stirred controversy by giving Vivek Tiwari's murder a communal angle. Kejriwal, in a tweet, said that the BJP doesn't protect the interests of Hindus and will kill all Hindus for power. A complaint has been filed against Kejriwal for the tweet. 7 Vivek Tiwari's wife Kalpana criticised the Delhi chief minister for the tweet, calling it unwarranted. Kalpana said that her husband's death should not be linked to religion or caste. 8 Vivek Tiwari's family had earlier demanded to meet UP CM Yogi Adityanath and said that Vivek would not be cremated until CM Adityanath visited them. The family also demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore. 9 Vivek Tiwari was shot in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar area early morning on September 29 when he was travelling back home from work. Vivek was travelling with a woman colleague whom he was dropping home. 10 The policeman, who shot Vivek, has claimed that he did so in self-defence after Vivek refused to stop his car and tried to mow him down. ALSO READ: Apple executive murder: Yogi Adityanath meets Vivek Tiwari's family, promises compensation ALSO READ: Kejriwal slammed after his Vivek Tiwari tweet, widow asks him to avoid mixing issue with religion, caste WATCH | Lucknow shocker: Cop shoots Apple executive<doc-sep>Earlier in the day, the SIT arrived at the spot of the incident in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar extension, where Apple executive Vivek Tiwari was killed. Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Sunday visited the family members of Vivek Tiwari, who was allegedly shot dead by a police constable in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar area on Friday. Maurya's visit comes a day after Tiwari's kin threatened to take his body to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence if he failed to visit them and address their grievances. "First and foremost, the government is equally saddened with the tragedy that took place on Friday night. We, too, are grieving along with the victim's family members. We will ensure the family gets due justice and punish the accused in accordance with the law. The government will take every possible step to make sure such an incident is averted in the days to come. We are also ready to assist the Uttar Pradesh Police in investigating the matter as well," Maurya told reporters in Lucknow after visiting Tiwari's family. In the wake of the incident, the Uttar Pradesh Police have decided to give protection to Tiwari's family, and assured of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the matter, if needed. "A 24-hour protection will be given to the family. A CBI inquiry will also be initiated if the family asks for it. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe under Lucknow Inspector General Sujeet Pandey will be taken forward on the basis of a fresh FIR that will be lodged by the family," Lucknow Additional Director General (ADG) Rajiv Krishna told reporters. Earlier in the day, the SIT arrived at the spot of the incident in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar extension, where Tiwari was killed. An employee of Apple Inc, Tiwari was returning home in the early hours of Saturday, when he was allegedly shot by patrolling cops for refusing to stop his vehicle. While the constable claims that he fired at Tiwari's car in self-defence as it tried to run over his bike, the incident has raised questions over police's excessive use of force on Tiwari.<doc-sep>LUCKNOW: While the family members of deceased Apple executive Vivek Tiwari were busy preparing for his last rites, their minds were wandering to answer the question as to who gave the license to the accused constable to kill him.All the members of the family had gathered at Bhaisakund here for the last rites of the deceased. Colleagues, relatives, neighbors, everyone was there.Vivek's elder brother Rajesh Tiwari performed the last rites of Vivek. He was numb and still in a state of shock.Shanu, the younger daughter of Vivek, was ignorant of her father's killing.His father-in-law Ramesh Shukla demanded all assurances and promises made by the government regarding job and compensation to be completed by end of October.Cabinet minister Brajesh Pathak termed the incident as very unfortunate and sad. "Nobody involved in the act would be spared," he told mediapersons.Kalpana Tiwari, wife of deceased demanded security cover for her after the killing of her husband in Lucknow.<doc-sep>An Uttar Pradesh constable shot dead an Apple executive who tried to drive away when he was questioned in Lucknow’s upscale Gomtinagar locality late on Friday night, police said. Vivek Tiwari, 38, was with a female friend, an ex-colleague, when the incident took place. Initially, the police said the constable may have fired in self defence but later conceded they had used excessive force. “This is a shameful incident for us,” Anand Kumar, senior Uttar Pradesh police officer said. Two constables, the one who opened fire and his partner, have been summarily sacked. A special team of officers has also been formed to probe the case. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the case was being probed by a SSIT and could be given to the CBI if need be. Tiwari and his friend were in the parked sports utility vehicle at around 1.30 am when two policemen on patrol duty came along. Senior Lucknow police officer Kalanidhi Naithani said the policemen questioned the couple because they felt “there was some suspicious activity”. Tiwari tried to reverse and drive away, hitting the motorcycle. The policemen tried to stop them. It is around this time, Tiwari’s friend later told the police, that she heard what sounded like a gunshot. The vehicle suddenly speeded up and crashed into the pillar of a flyover. Tiwari’s friend told reporters that when she looked around after the crash, the two policemen were no where to be seen. “For some reason, I wasn’t carrying a phone on me.... So I approached truck drivers to call the police control room for help,” she said. The police doesn’t contest the version that the policemen who shot the executive, had left him to die. Naithani, Lucknow’s senior superintendent of police, said the woman called up the police for help and later, the police took him to a hospital where he died later, Devendra Singh Negi, the director of Lohia hospital where Tiwari was taken, said Vivek Tiwari had a bullet injury near the ear on the left side. “He died during treatment,” he said, according to news agency ANI. Vivek Tiwari is survived by his wife, and two daughters, aged 12 and 7. “Why did the police kill him?... Was he a terrorist,” Tiwari’s wife Kalpana asked, demanding that chief minister Yogi Adityanath explain in person why her husband died. Naithani, the Lucknow SSP, said the two constables were taken into custody after Tiwari’s friend, who was present during the shooting, filed a murder case against them. News agency ANI said the two policemen Prashant Chaudhary and Sandeep were also brought to the hospital for check-up at 9 am. Constable Prashant Chaudhary, who opened fire, said he saw a suspicious car with its lights off. “When I approached the car, the driver (Vivek Tiwari) tried to run over me thrice to kill me. I fired a bullet in self-defence, he then immediately took off from the spot,” he said, according to ANI. Naithani had initially said the constable fired in self-defence, “believing that some criminals were inside the car as the victim tried to flee after hitting the patrol bike”. Uttar Pradesh’s police chief OP Singh later stepped in and announced that the initial probe suggests Prashant was in the wrong. “Initial findings suggest that the constable acted beyond the limit of self defence,” said Singh, adding that the case of murder has been filed and a fair investigation will be done.<doc-sep>
Police said Apple executive Vivek Tiwari was shot at for not stopping for checking. Vivek Tiwari, the Apple sales executive who was shot dead by a police constable in Lucknow last Saturday, died of gunshot injury on the left side of his chin, according to the post-mortem report. He was shot at for allegedly not stopping for checking while he was driving with his colleague. Mr Tiwari's wife and two daughters, who met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, were promised all help from the government. The state government announced Rs. 25 lakh for the family and Rs. 5 lakh for Mr Tiwari's children's education; another Rs. 5 lakh has also been given for his elderly mother. Vivek Tiwari's post-mortem report said he died of injuries on the left side of his chin. His wife Kalpana was offered a job at the Lucknow civic body. "He (Yogi Adityanath) heard what I had to say and assured help. I am in no shape to take any strong stand...I had said that I have faith in our state government... today that faith has strengthened," Kalpana Tiwari told news agency ANI on Monday. The constable said he opened fire at Vivek Tiwari in self-defence. Vivek Tiwari was admitted to the hospital at 2:05 am on Saturday and died within 20 minutes. Police informed his wife about his death at around 3 am. The Yogi Adityanath government is under severe criticism from the opposition over Vivek Tiwari's killing. The constable who opened fire at him claims he did so in dself-defence. But the state government came under attack from one of its own ministers - Om Prakash Rajbhar - who accused the police of trying to "cover up" the matter and claimed law and order in Uttar Pradesh was reduced to a 'joke'. Uttar Pradesh police chief OP Singh had apologised about the incident and vowed to wean out "rogues in uniform" who bring dishonour to the force. Two constables, Prashant Chowdhury and Sandeep Kumar, were arrested on Saturday after a complaint by Mr Tiwari's colleague who was travelling with him. The two were sacked soon after.