Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police Service responsible fo operations Late Casper Chalera has been laid to rest at his home in the area of Senior Chief Lukwa in Kasungu District.

Aged 59, Chalera succumbed to a heart attack on Tuesday in Lilongwe.

At exactly 1:35pm on Friday, Chalera’s casket was lowered to the ground with fanfare and gun salute in a police funeral drill.

Representing President Dr Lazarus Chakwera, Malawi Congress Party Regional Chairman for the Centre, Zebron Chilondola described the late Chalera as an asset in the police who ensured that there is a cordial relationship between the service and communities.

“The President is saddened by the demise of Mr Chalera and extends his condolences to the family and the entire Malawi Police Service” he said.

In his eulogy, Senior Chief Lukwa said the Late Chalera was a role model to the youths in Kasungu.

“As a son of Kasungu, he was a pride for us and a role model to boys and girls because of his exploits that saw him rise and attain a senior managerial position in the police.

Police Inspector General Merlyne Yolamu, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Madalitso Kazombo, Kasungu District Commissioner James Kanyangalazi, chiefs and political party functionaries attended the ceremony.

Born in 1965, the Late Chalera joined the police service in 1988 and was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police responsible for operations in 2022.

He is survived by a wife and three children.