Pankaj Chauhan, a constable with Chamoli police, was injured when the boulder hurtled down a hill this evening at Cheeda. He died during treatment at a hospital in Gopeshwar, Chamoli Superintendent of Police Priti Priyadarshini said.
Chief Secretary Shatrughna Singh has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh and a job to the next of kin of the deceased policeman.