Woman constable dies, another injured, as tree falls at Fort St George in Chennai
The Hindu
The injured constable has been admitted to hospital; CM Stalin has sanctioned an ex gratia amount of ₹10 lakh to the bereaved family of constable Kavitha
A woman constable was crushed to death and another constable was injured, after a huge tree fell on them, possibly due to the heavy rains, near the Chief Minister’s Special Cell at the Fort St George Secretariat campus, on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Kavitha, 34, head constable attached with Traffic Police, Muthiyalpet. The injured is Murugan, 48, from the Traffic Police, Royapuram. Both were assigned on duty at the fourth gate of Fort St George, which houses the Secretariat, Legislative Assembly and other offices.
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