Assistant Commissioner of Police Surinder Jeet Kaur lost her husband to COVID-19 in June last year.
On March 8, International Women’s Day, she will be honoured for her work during the pandemic. Ms. Kaur is among 21 women officials who will be honoured by the Commissioner of Police S.N. Shrivastava for their work.
Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Kaur, who is posted in the Crime Against Women Cell in South-East district, said the last eight months have been exceptionally tough. “I lost my husband, and my son, who is in Canada, could not come. My sister-in-law is also living abroad and could not make it either. I lost my father-in-law a few months before my husband. In the time of sorrow, I was absolutely alone,” she said. The officer added that she has not been able to meet her son due to travel restrictions.
‘Empty home’
“I go back from work to an empty house as it was only me, my husband and father-in-law staying and the two of them are gone,” she said.
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