Paramus Police's 'Chief For A Day' Neha Kurian Dies, 14

A Paramus teenager who in 2016 served as the borough department's "Chief for a Day" passed away Wednesday after a long battle with an illness.

Neha Kurian and Detective Sgt. James Teehan at 2016 Chief for a Day.
Photo Credit: *Paramus Police Department*

Neha Kurian was the Paramus Police Department's "Chief for a Day" with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office in 2016.
Photo Credit: *Paramus Police*

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kurian family at this time," the Paramus Police Department said in a Facebook post.
Photo Credit: *Paramus Police*

Cecilia Levine

11/29/2018 8:17 p.m.

Neha Kurian, 14, was an eighth grade student at East Brook Middle School. She is survived by her parents, Bromley and Beena; and brother Nikkhil. She was predeceased by her sister Nimi.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kurian family at this time," the Paramus Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Funeral arrangements will be private.

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