Senior cop collapses in CP's chamber, dies

Traffic police inspector R Bhalavi collapsed in the chamber of city police chief Praveen Dixit just before a meeting of the senior officials was about to begin on Thursday morning. Bhalavi, who was rushed to Dande Hospital near Ravi Nagar square, was pronounced dead on arrival.
In-charge of traffic division (north), 50-year-old Bhalavi had complained of uneasiness before leaving home. The traffic official, who had returned after a weeklyoff on Wednesday, had come to attend the meeting of traffic inspectors and other senior officials including the zonal deputy commissioners of police. Unconfirmed sources claimed that the meeting was called by Dixit to assess the performance of the cops during security and traffic arrangement of the one-day international match at Jamtha and other related issues of law and order. Vallabhi, who had risen from the ranks to become an inspector in 2006, had joined the department in 1983.