Gurumurthy – an Indian sub-inspector ‑ succumbed to COVID-19 in Chennai on July 14, 2020.
He was attached to the Meenambakkam Police station in Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Following an illness, he was admitted to the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Omandurar last month.
He died on July 14, 2020, without responding to treatment.
Chennai Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal tweeted, “We lost another hero SI Gurumurthy. He sacrificed his life at altar of duty in Corona prevention activity. We salute his supreme sacrifice.”
On June 17, S .Balamurali, who was the Inspector at Mambalam, died, the first police officer to die of COVID-19 in the city police. On July 1, R. Manimaran, 57, who was a special sub inspector of police, Pattinampakkam lost his life. On July 6, G Nagarajan, 32, an armed reserve police constable succumbed to COVID-19.
The Hindu