Chandigarh: Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta condoled the unhappy demise of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shahkot Varinder Pal Singh, who succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday.
“All of us are deeply grieved over the unhappy demise of our colleague, Varinder Pal Singh, DSP Shahkot, who succumbed to #COVID in the present day after a month-long battle. We additionally misplaced ASI Naib Singh, ASI Sarbjit Singh and ASI Joginder Ram to COVID not too long ago,” the DGP tweeted.
Expressing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved household, family members and associates on this hour of grief, DGP Gupta prayed to the Almighty to offer braveness to them to bear this irreparable loss and grant everlasting peace to the departed soul.
He mentioned {that a} complete of 6386 police personnel have been identified optimistic for COVID-19 out of which 6135 have efficiently recovered whereas 195 Punjab Police cops are presently COVID-19 optimistic and are present process the 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- 19, added the DGP.
Meanwhile, the DGP additionally urged all fellow cops to comply with COVID pointers and vaccinate themselves on the earliest to guard themselves in addition to others.