Kejriwal government announces Rs 1 cr to family of constable who died of Coronavirus

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced an allowance of Rs 1 crore to the family of 31-year-old Delhi Police constable Amit Kumar, who was killed while fighting with Corona. "Irrespective of his life, Amit himself became infected with corona while serving the people of Delhi during Corona's time and said goodbye to us," Kejriwal said.

An amount of Rs 1 crore would be given to his family. Amit did not show any symptoms of corona till the last moment. Suddenly his health deteriorated and he was admitted to the hospital where he breathed his last.

This is believed to be the first death of a police constable from Corona in the Delhi Police and District Police around the national capital. Amit was a resident of village Hullaheri, Sonipat, Haryana. He was survived by his wife and a three-year-old son.