Punjab police braveheart constable attained martyrdom; CM announces one crore ex-gratia
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
A Punjab police constable, Kuldeep Bajwa, 27, who was deputed at the Phagwara city police station, was shot dead in a firing incident late on Sunday night in Punjab’s Kapurthala district. The deceased was part of a Phagwara city police team that was chasing four gangsters who had fled with a car after threatening its owner at gunpoint. Three of the gangsters, who sustained injuries in a subsequent firing, were nabbed but Bajwa who was also injured in the firing attained martyrdom.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday mourned the death of Punjab Police Constable Kuldeep Singh Bajwa, who attained martyrdom in line of duty at Phagwara, and announced Rs 2 crore to the family of martyr as a mark of respect for his supreme sacrifice for the country.
The Chief Minister said that Constable Kuldeep Bajwa had attained martyrdom while performing his duty at Phagwara. He said that out of this Rs 2 crore, Rs 1 crore will be given as ex-gratia by the state government whereas another payment of insurance cover worth Rs 1 crore will be made by the HDFC bank. Bhagwant Mann said that this initiative is in recognition of the immense contribution of this son of soil towards maintaining law and order in the state.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister reiterated that the state government is duty bound to help the families of the soldiers who sacrifice their life at the altar of the motherland.
A police constable was shot dead in a firing incident late on Sunday night in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, officers said. The deceased was part of a Phagwara city police team that was chasing four gangsters who had fled with a car after threatening its owner at gunpoint. Three of the gangsters, who sustained injuries in a subsequent firing, were nabbed.
Officers identified the deceased as Kuldeep Bajwa, 27, who was deputed at the Phagwara city police station
Punjab police braveheart constable attained martyrdom; CM announces one crore ex-gratia . Another Rs 1 crore insurance payment will be made by HDFC Bank. We stand with our martyrs and their families”.
January 9, 2023
