ADGP hands over Rs 65 lakh cheque to wife of slain Haryana DSP Surender Singh

Kurukshetra/Chandigarh, August 4

Haryana Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Ambala range, Shrikant Jadhav handed over a cheque for Rs 65 lakh to Kaushalya Devi, wife of late Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Surender Singh, in Kurukshetra today. Jadhav was accompanied by AIG Welfare (Police Headquarters) Rajiv Deswal.

Surender Singh was killed while trying to stop illegal mining in Nuh district. He was posted as Tauru DSP.

Talking to family members, Jadhav said Surender Singh would be remembered for his exemplary courage and professional commitment to the Police Department.

Consoling the family members, he said, “You should be proud of his martyrdom. The Police Department will always remember the martyr. A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) is the backbone of the Police Department and losing a DSP in such a manner is a big loss for it.”

Kurukshetra SP Surinder Singh Bhoria, Nuh DSP Anirudh Chauhan, Kurukshetra DSP (Headquarters) Subhash Singh and DSP Ramdutt Nain were also present on the occasion.

Interacting with slain DSP’s family members, senior police officials assured them of all possible help.

The financial assistance is given to the dependents under an agreement for accidental death insurance cover where the salary account is maintained with the HDFC bank.