Ray of hope for Apple executive’s widow after meeting UP CM

Lucknow: After a meeting with Yogi Adityanath on Monday, Apple executive Vivek Tiwari’s widow Kalpana Tiwari said she sees a ray of hope as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh had assured her of all help and justice in the case.

Vivek Tiwari was shot dead by a state police constable in Lucknow on Saturday on the pretext that he did not stop his vehicle when asked to do so.

After the meeting, Kalpana said she desperately wanted to meet Yogi for the past two days as she wanted not only to know why her husband was killed for no fault of his and how she will meet the challenges that lie ahead after her husband’s untimely death.

“After meeting the chief minister, I am confident that I will be able to discharge the responsibilities of bringing up my two children,” she said in a choked voice.

Adityanath assured all help to the bereaved family and said that justice will be done at all costs.

He also told the family that the conduct of the constable Prashant Chowdhary was unacceptable and he had been sacked and booked for murder.

At the meeting in a sombre atmosphere, the distraught widow broke down many times and wondered aloud how she will bring up her daughters in the absence of her husband, an official told IANS.

Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma had escorted the woman and her two daughters — Shanu and Shivi — to the meeting. She was also accompanied by her brother Vishnu Shukla.