Ludhiana: Inspector Baljinder Singh, 50, who was posted as the officiating SHO of Daresi police station, died due to a cardiac arrest on Sunday morning.
Special checkposts have been established in the city in the wake of ‘ghalughara’ and Baljinder was present at the one near Shivpuri when he complained of pain in chest.Sub-inspector Davinder Singh, who is the Daresi police station SHO, went on leave after contracting Covid-19.
About 10 days ago, Baljinder was appointed as the officiating SHO.
Prior to this, Baljinder was posted in Mohali.
About 15 days ago, he was transferred to Ludhiana commissionerate.
Additional deputy commissioner of police-I Pragya Jain said, “We have lost a fine officer and a great person today.
Recently, he had joined the Daresi police station and was a dedicated officer.
He suffered a cardiac arrest on duty around 8am.
He was rushed to a hospital, but could not survive.”ASI Davinder Singh, munshi at Daresi police station, said, “All cops were on duty from 5am Sunday.
At Shivpuri checkpost when Baljinder complained of pain in chest, his gunmen constables Arshdeep Singh and Nishan Singh got scared.
But Baljinder asked them to remain calm and take him to a hospital.
On the way, too, he kept asking both the gunmen not to panic and rub his feet.
Before they could reach the hospital, Baljinder died.”“We are in shock.
Though he joined here a few days ago, he had created a good atmosphere in the police station.
He was fit enough and had no major health issues.
Baljinder had told me that his son had recently joined the Punjab Police,” he added.Another cop diesASI Harbans Singh, 52, who was deputed in a Zila Parishad building for the security of EVMs, died on Sunday.
Cops said Harbans went to sleep after dinner on Saturday.
In the morning when he did not wake up, his colleagues informed Division 8 police.
He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The doctors suspected that he died of cardiac arrest, cops added.