MADURAI
A police constable, S. Thangasamy (28) of Uzhakudi in Virudhunagar district, died of “brain fever” at a private hospital here on Tuesday.
The constable, attached to Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) battalion in Manimuthur in Tirunelveli district, got married only on September 15, police said.
He had joined the police force as a volunteer of Youth Brigade and was subsequently recruited for the TSP in 2015.
After having developed fever and got treatment locally for the last few days, he was rushed to the private hospital here on October 1.
He was reportedly in an “unconscious state”, the police said. Subsequently, he was diagnosed with “brain fever” and was treated for it.
On Tuesday afternoon, he breathed his last. His body was taken to his native place where the funeral was held late on Tuesday evening.
