Chandigarh, February 1: Punjab Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh on Monday, handed over a cheque of ₹1 crore as ex-gratiacompensation to the family of slain Punjab Police Constable Jagmohan Singh, whohad unfortunately got killed in the line-of-duty in Manuke Gill, Moga in June,2020.
A 2011 batch Punjab Police Constable Jagmohan Singh, 46, aresident of village Manuke Gill in Moga, died after a criminal opened fire atthe police team that reached Khosa Pando village of Moga in connection with acomplaint of arson on June 8, 2020. Prior to joining the Punjab Police,Jagmohan had also served in the Indian Army.
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, accompanied byDirector General of Police (DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta, handed over cheque of ₹1crores to Sukhwinder Kaur, widow of Martyr Jagmohan Singh, at Punjab CivilSecretariat here today. The CM also promised a job to the son of the policemartyr, who was also present today, as soon as he completed his 10+2 education.
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that though noamount of money could compensate the loss, the Punjab government always stoodwith the families of martyrs.
Chief Minister said that the compensation amount was givenby the HDFC Bank under the Special Insurance Cover of ₹1 crore for the PunjabPolice Personnel in case they died in the line of duty. This amount is apartfrom the other benefits funds being given under government rules to the next ofkin of martyr, he clarified.
DGP Gupta appreciated the HDFC Bank for the launch of theScheme for Special Insurance Cover of ₹1 crore for line-of-duty deaths tocompensate the family members of Punjab Police martyrs. It is pertinent tomention that the Special Insurance Cover of ₹1 crore for line-of-duty deathswas the initiative of the Punjab Police led by DGP Dinkar Gupta. It’s the onlyscheme of its kind in the country for the benefit of police personnel of theborder State of Punjab which is faced with major national security challenges,including a continuous influx of weapons and drugs from across the border.
Under this scheme, HDFC had signed an MoU with the PunjabPolice in May 2020 to provide free Special Insurance Cover of ₹1 crore forline-of-duty deaths (upto a maximum of 5 claims per year) for acts performed byPunjab Police personnel done (a) in apprehension of terrorist/militant andmembers of organized criminal gangs/ smugglers/drug suppliers (b) combatingterrorist attacks (c) prevention of heinous/serious crime (d) in preventingloss of life and property (e) performing a search and rescue mission as invarious kinds of natural and manmade disasters.