Two Cops In Chennai Succumb To Covid After Taking Two Doses Of Vaccine

With these two policemen passing away, the death toll of cops due to Covid in Chennai has rose to 12 since the second wave hit the country

Two cops in Chennai succumb to Covid after taking two doses of vaccine (Representational Image: AFP)

Chennai: Despite taking both the doses of Covid vaccine, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Easwaran (52) from Pallavaram and Special Sub Inspector, Ravi (57) lost their fight against the deadly virus. 

With these two policemen passing away, the death toll of cops due to Covid in Chennai has rose to 12 since the second wave hit the country.

Easwaran got admitted to King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy in Chennai on May 6 after he had tested positive. The 52-year-old cop had complained of breathlessness on May 3. He had joined the Tamil Nadu police in 1996 as Sub Inspector and he was promoted to the post of Assistant Commissioner.

The Special Sub Inspector from Valsaravakkam police station, Ravi, fell ill on May 5 and had eventually tested positive for Covid. After he tested positive, he was admitted to a private hospital at Mogappair in Chennai where he breathed last on Wednesday night.

The Chennai city police commissioner Shankar Jawal paid his last respects and announced a solatium of ₹3 lakh each for the family of the deceased policemen.

The commissioner emphasised that he has created a corpus fund for treatment of Covid positive cops in private hospitals.