Slain policeman's family seeks justice

Family membersof sub-inspector Mallikarjun Bande who died of bulletwounds during an encounter with a notorious criminal inJanuary 2014 at Kalburgi, today staged a protest heredemanding that the state government fulfill its promises.
Asking the government to take care of the medical expenses of his daughter in-law Mallamma Bande, who issuffering from brain tumour, Bande's father Karibasappa said, "Now my daughter-in-law is also battling forlife. What will happen to the children? Where do we go if government can't keep up their promise?" he asked.
Mallamma is undergoing treatment at National Instituteof Mental Health and Neurosciences here sinceDecember.
"Government had made us certain promises that include monthly salary of my son till the completion of his service period, that will be paid to us along with land and others, but nothing has happened so far," Karibasappa said.

The family complained that Bande's salary wasstill not paid as the file related to it "is pending with the Chief Minister for approval formore than one and half years."
"Regarding the land, they are seeking about Rs one lakhfor registration," Karibasappa rued.

Holding government responsible for his son's death andill-health of his daughter in-law, he said he will continue his protest until government takes action.
"One life has gone. At least one has to be saved now," he pleaded.
Known for daredevilry in dealing with criminals, Bandewas injured in the shootout with alleged criminal Munna Darbar, who was shot dead, on January 8, 2014 in Kalburgi. He later succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Hyderabad.

"We are only asking government what they had promised. They (government)had given Rs 50 lakh which we have deposited inthe bank, in the names of the children, but now we had to use Rs 20 lakh formy sister's treatment as we had no other source of money wehad to use money from the FD," Mallamma's brother Virupakshasaid.
We are now concerned about the children's future who have lost their father, he said.
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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who met
Karibasappa at his official residence, has directed officials concerned to take immediate action to provide Bande's salary to his wife.

Assuring government's support to the family, he has directed officials to see to that the education of Bande's children is borne by the state, as promised, Chief Minister's officesaid.
Siddaramaiah has "positively responded" toKaribasappa's request that government should take care of the medical expenses of Bande's wife Mallamma, it added.