Sub Inspector post for deceased ACP Anil Kohli’s son

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 29

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has approved the appointment of the younger son of ACP Anil Kohli, who lost his life to Covid-19, as a sub-inspector, after completion of his graduation.

During his first videoconference with 687 frontline field officials, which included 117 DSPs, 382 SHOs, and ADGPs, IGs, SSPs, SPs on Wednesday, DGP Dinkar Gupta disclosed that the conditional offer of appointment of Kohli’s son, Paras, had already been signed by him and he would be appointed as a sub-inspector once he completed his graduation.

The CM had been supportive of the welfare of the police personnel working on the frontlines, the DGP said, adding he had already announced a health insurance cover of Rs50 lakh for police personnel. The DGP said he had also proposed to the state that full salary be paid as pension till the date of superannuation of the deceased police officer as also to the families of police personnel who lose their lives to Covid.

The DGP said there was no dearth of protective equipment for frontline police personnel. The police had sufficient PPEs and glass visors for those fighting the Covid battle, he said.