Tribune News Service
Karnal, September 23
Already struggling to cope up with the Covid pandemic and maintaining the law and order situation, a large number of Karnal police personnel are in the grip of the fatal virus.
The situation can be gauged by the fact that the district has 2,249 sanctioned posts of police personnel, of them 1,797 are filled, while the remaining are lying vacant. Of these, Covid has infected 129 cops, of them 74 police personnel have recovered while 55 are still under treatment. Three police personnel have also lost their lives, said sources in the Police Department. Apart from them, around 30 police personnel are in quarantine as they came in contact with other positive colleagues. Due to manpower shortage, the police stations have less staff and have to work extra hard to dispose of public grievances.
Of the 18 police stations in the district, six have been facing acute shortage of staff and the reserve staff have been sent there for public dealing as well as to maintain law and order situation if any situation arises.
Besides, the police are also facing another challenge while nabbing the accused in various cases. “Whenever we have to apprehend any accused, we are unaware of the health status of the accused and on several occasions we have arrested persons who are Covid positive,” said a police official.
“As per sources, 15 accused caught by the police at various police stations have also tested positive so far.
Surinder Singh Bhoria, SP, said: “No doubt, the cases are increasing and the police have also been affected due to the spread of the virus.”
Similarly, 33 police personnel have tested positive so far in Kaithal district, of them two are still positive. “Almost all police personnel have recovered and they have joined duty,” said Shashank Kumar Sawan, SP Kaithal.
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