The 31-year-old Delhi Police constable, who died on Tuesday after being infected from the Covid-19 was cremated at Punjabi Bagh crematorium on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore to the family of the constable who died of coronavirus infection.
Delhi Chief Minister in a tweet in Hindi said the family of the constable will be provided with an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore.
"He did not care about his life and kept serving Delhi people. He got infected with corona and passed away. I pay homage to his sacrifice on behalf of all Delhi people. An ex gratia of Rs 1 crore will be given to his family," the CM said.
The constable Amit Kumar, a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, was posted at Northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar police station.
Manish Agrawal, the Joint Commissioner of Police, Northern Range, Vijyanta Arya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest district and other officers of the district were present at the cremation to pay their last respects to the departed soul.
"Amit parents, brother, his in laws and other close family members were also there at the crematorium. The police officers and family members paid their respect by showering flower petals on the ambulance carrying the body," said a police official.
Joint CP Manish Agrawal interacted with the family members and conveyed solidarity with them in this hour of grief.
The Delhi Police constable died on Tuesday after he was infected with Coronavirus. It is said to be the first death of a Delhi police personal due to coronavirus.
Though the constable's Covid-19 result came after his death. Taking to twitter, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava had expressed his condolence to the family and assured of all assistance.
"The sudden demise of late Constable Amit Kumar from PS Bharat Nagar has saddened the police fraternity. We stand by his family in this hour of grief and pray to the Almighty to provide strength to bear this loss. All assistance to his family will be provided," he had tweeted.
According to police, the constable fell sick on Tuesday morning following which he was examined at the Deep Chand Bandhi Hospital where he was given medicines.
"He was also tested for Covid-19 and his reports were awaited," police said. "Suddenly, on Tuesday evening, when he reported he was feeling uncomfortable, he was immediately taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital where he was declared brought dead," a senior police official said.