The Shahkot Deputy Superintendent of Police, Varinder Pal Singh, succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday. He had been admitted to a personal hospital of Ludhiana for the previous one month.
Son of retired DSP Hardev Singh in Punjab Police, the 51-year-old officer is survived by two kids and spouse. His household lives in Ludhiana. His daughter is presently dwelling in Canada. His cremation befell in Ludhiana on Sunday afternoon.
DSP Varinder had joined as an Assistant Sub-Inspector in 1992 and was promoted as DSP in 2019. His first posting as DSP was in Barnala after which he was posted to Shahkot in July 2020.
Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta condoled the DSP’s demise. “All of us are deeply grieved over the sad demise of our colleague Varinder Pal Singh, DSP Shahkot, who succumbed to COVID today after a month-long battle. We also lost ASI Naib Singh, ASI Sarbjit Singh and ASI Joginder Ram to COVID recently,” the DGP tweeted.
Expressing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved household, DGP Gupta prayed to the Almighty to present braveness to them to bear this irreparable loss and provides everlasting peace to the departed soul.
Gupta stated {that a} whole of 6,386 police personnel examined optimistic for COVID-19, out of whom 6,135 have recovered whereas 195 cops are present process remedy.
Unfortunately, 56 Punjab Police personnel, together with two gazetted officers and 6 Punjab Home Guard jawans from the Punjab Police, misplaced their lives to COVID- 9, the DGP added.
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The DGP urged all fellow law enforcement officials to comply with COVID pointers and vaccinate themselves on the earliest to guard themselves in addition to others.
In Jalandhar on Sunday, 315 circumstances have been reported, the best to date.
