Appearing for sub-inspector recruitment, constable dies during fitness test in Surat

Gamit had travel down astatine SRPF Group 11, Vav, successful Surat territory to look for the fittingness exam.

Kamrej constabulary presumption inspector A D Chavda said, “Out of 13 qualifying rounds, helium successfully completed 12 rounds of sprinting. In the mediate of the 13th round, helium incurred immoderate complications and fell down. The doctors contiguous connected the spot administered him CPR but helium could not respond. He was rushed to Din Bandhu Hospital astatine Kamrej wherever helium was declared dead. We person lodged an accidental decease ailment successful this transportation and person started a probe.”

The deceased constabulary constable’s elder brother, Piyush, said, “My member had joined the SRP radical 10 astatine Valia astir 5 years ago. He was unmarried. He told america that erstwhile helium gets selected successful the PSI (police sub inspector) exams, helium volition get married. Before going for the carnal exams, helium stayed astatine our location overnight, took the blessing from our parents, and near for the test.”

Deputy superintendent of police, Haresh Mevada, who is incharge of recruitment procedure, said, “Gamit’s household volition get a lump sum compensation of Rs 14 lakh by the authorities government. We are profoundly saddened astir the incidental and person reported it to the higher-ups.”

Low turnout has officers worried

Sources said that the recruitment thrust of constabulary constables and sub inspectors, which has been underway since January 8, has seen the beingness of lone 50 per cent of applicants, leaving the officials shocked.

Mevada said, “For the archetypal time, we person seen a dip successful the beingness of the applicants successful the recruitment thrust for the station of constabulary constables (Lok Rakshak). We person a regular quota of conducting carnal introspection of 1,600 applicants but, to our shock, we recovered applicants are less than 50 per cent this time. The recruitment process takes spot astatine 14 different places successful the state. We inquired and recovered that everyplace other too, the applicants person turned up successful less numbers.”

Throwing airy connected the carnal test, helium said it requires an applicant to tally 5 kilometres successful conscionable 25 minutes.

The carnal trial volition reason connected March 1. Those who wide it volition person to look for a written exam.