LUCKNOW: A police constable, who was critically injured in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur when protesters hurled stones at vehicles returning from the venue of a rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, soon after succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. Reports suggested that two other local residents were also injured in the stone pelting incident.

As per Ghazipur Police, Constable Suresh Vats (48) from Karimuddinpur police station was hit on the head by a stone when he went to end a traffic jam caused by the protests.

Superintendent of Police (Ghazipur) Yashveer Singh stated the protesters were workers from the Rashtriya Nishad Party who were not permitted by the administration and the police from going to the public meeting venue.

''When the Prime Minister had left Ghazipur, the party workers blocked traffic at various places and started pelting stones on the vehicles returning from the programme venue," he stated.

“Vats was straight away taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries,'' the SP informed.

He stated about 15 party workers were arrested.The police are trying to recognize other protesters through the video clippings of the incident.The constable hailed from Raniganj in Pratapgarh district.

Expressing his  anguish over the constable's loss, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a compensation of Rs 40 lakh for his wife and Rs 10 lakh for his parents.