Overview

• The Gonda police and Special Task Force organized Uday Kumari’s wedding on June 5 after her brother Shivdeen was fatally shot in an April 24 robbery.
• Police bore all wedding expenses, presenting Rs 1.51 lakh in cash, gold and silver jewelry, and necessary household items to the couple.
• Male officers acted as brothers and uncles while female personnel served as sisters, symbolically standing in for the bereaved family.
• The STF killed prime suspect Gyan Chand Pasi in an encounter on May 20 and another accused, Sonu Pasi, in Barabanki on May 22.
• Community members and officials hailed the gesture as an extraordinary example of empathy and public service by law enforcement.