Tribute to encounter hero, flyover named after him

New Delhi: The family of inspector Mohan Chand Sharma who died fighting militants last week would receive a sum of nearly Rs 30 lakh from Delhi Police. In addition, the civic agency has named a city flyover after him.

Delhi Police have also offered Sharma's wife a job in the department.

“Ex-gratia payment of Rs 15 lakh would be given to the family apart from other monetary benefits,” said Delhi Police Spokesman Rajan Bhagat.

Police officials say that more security would be provided to the family after assessing threat perception to them.

Sharma's family would receive Rs 3 lakh each from Delhi Police Welfare Scheme and under the Central Scheme for victims of terrorists and militants, Rs 2,67,000 as death-cum- retirement gratuity equal to his last one-year salary. And Rs 2 lakh from UTI scheme for holding salary account.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) too declared a sum of Rs 5 lakh for the family apart from naming a city flyover after him.

“The MCD will present Rs 5 lakh as a token of respect to the family of Inspector Sharma,” said Delhi Mayor Aarti Mehra.

The under-construction Pankha Road-Dabri crossing flyover (in west Delhi) will also be named after him so that coming generations would get inspirations from his brave act,” Mehra told reporters.

Sharma, 44, suffered three bullets when he went to capture five suspected terrorists hiding in south Delhi's Batla House on September 19. He later succumbed to the injuries in a hospital. Old parents, two children and wife survive him.

He had joined Delhi Police as a Sub-Inspector in 1989 and soon proved himself to be an officer with a nose to the ground. Sharma was given an out-of-turn promotion and made inspector in 1995. He was awarded the President's medal seven times.

Earlier, the Delhi government had announced Rs 10 lakh, and the Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh governments have announced Rs 5 lakh each. Two private sector companies have also given a sum of Rs 11 lakh.

The police say many more companies are coming forward to provide monetary support to the family.