₹50 lakh for family of T.N. policeman who was killed while on COVID-19 duty

Head constable Settu was hit by a container truck near Jujuvadi check-post

May 08, 2020 06:37 pm | Updated 06:37 pm IST - CHENNAI

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced a solatium of ₹50 lakh to the family of a policeman, who was killed in an accident while on COVID-19 duty. He also announced that a family member of the deceased would be given a government job.

In a statement, Mr. Palaniswami condoled the death of head constable Settu, a native of Kaveripattinam in Krishnagiri district. He died in an accident near Jujuvadi check-post near Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border on May 7. He was deployed on the border to check the movement of vehicles during the lockdown.

On being hit by a tipper lorry from behind, an Ahmedabad-bound container truck from Chennai hit a check-post where the policeman was working. The policeman died on the spot.

In another statement, Mr. Palaniswami condoled the death of 16 migrant workers, who were run over by a goods train near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The victims were asleep on the railway tracks in the early hours of Friday.

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