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14Sep

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Xavier Rego, policeman

Xavier Rego, an Indian policeman, passed away from Covid-19 on Sunday morning (September 13, 2020). The 53-year-old inspector, who was attached to Vakola police station and had recently been hospitalized after a minor road accident, was not on duty and was recovering. As per the protocol, samples were collected for a Covid test, which came out positive later on Sunday. A 1993 batch police inspector, Rego was earlier attached to Borivali police station as a Police Inspector (Crime) before being transferred to Dindoshi police station a few months ago. According to sources, Rego was involved in a road accident a fortnight ago and had sustained minor injuries and a hand fracture. After this accident, however, Rego was recovering and recuperating from the injuries. During h...

10Aug

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Pauldurai, policeman

Pauldurai, a special sub-inspector of police in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district and one of the 10 police personnel arrested in the custodial deaths of a father-son duo, died of Covid-19 in Madurai in the early hours of August 10, 2020, reported ANI. Pauldurai was admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital on July 24 after he tested positive for the coronavirus. He had contracted the infection during his stay at the Madurai Central Prison. The 56-year-old police officer had “uncontrolled diabetes”, reported The Hindu. On Friday, Pauldurai’s wife had complained that the health condition of her husband was deteriorating. Mangayar Thilagam and other family members had petitioned the Thoothukudi superintendent of police for special medical care for him. ...

15Jul

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Gurumurthy, policeman

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 specia...

12Jul

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Suresh Jadhav, policeman

Suresh Jadhav ‑ an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the Mumbai Police ‑ passed away on July 11, 2020, of coronavirus disease. Mumbai Police, in a tweet from its official handle on the microblogging social media website, informed of the unfortunate demise of the police officer and mentioned that Suresh Yadav was from the DN Nagar Traffic division. "Mumbai Police regrets to inform about the unfortunate demise of ASI Suresh Ishwar Jadhav from D.N. Nagar Traffic Division. Shri. Jadhav was battling Coronavirus. We pray for his soul to rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family," the Mumbai Police informed in a tweet.

27Jun

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Atiar Rahman, policeman

Atiar Rahman, a Bangladeshi policeman who was infected with Covid-19, died at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka on the night of June 27, 2020. Atiar Rahman, a constable of Manikganj district police, breathed his last around 10:00pm on June 27, 2020. He joined the force on November 26, 1984. He left behind his wife, two daughters, and a host of relatives to mourn his death. His body was sent to his village home in Faridpur for burial. The Daily Star

15Jun

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Magan Baraiya, policeman

Magan Baraiya – an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in India’s Surat district – died on June 14, 2020, after he was discharged from New Civil Hospital (NCH) in Surat. The family of the first Covid-19 casualty of Surat police says no test was conducted on the deceased ASI before he was discharged from hospital, reported The Indian Express. Baraiya was deployed at Bhagal Cross road in Surat and was taken to NCH on May 30, after he reported fever, cough and cold. A Home Guard posted with Baraiya had tested positive and was undergoing treatment. Baraiya was also tested and his results came positive on May 31. He underwent treatment for 10 days and was discharged from the hospital on June 9. “We were happy, welcomed him back home, but maintained social dis...