Inspector killed in Surajkund swing tragedy won Police Medal in 2020; fair to continue on Sunday

FARIDABAD: (Feb 8) Jagdish Prasad, the 58-year-old on-duty police inspector who died trying to save people at the Surajkund fairgrounds after a giant swing snapped mid-air and collapsed, was awarded the Police Medal by the Haryana governor in 2019-20.

About 19 people were riding the swing when it tilted around 6 pm on Saturday before crashing onto the ground, leaving 11 injured.

Prasad, who joined the Haryana Armed Police in 1989 and was to retire in March after completing 36 years in the force, showed great bravery in trying to save those trapped in the swing, but received severe injuries in the process, leading to h