Caught between COVID and law and order duties
The Hindu
Police personnel are often forced to overlook health risks during the pandemic
An investigation team from the Kochi City police which has been hopping around multiple State borders since last week to nab the accused in the alleged murder of a teenager and then take him around for evidence collection encapsulated the challenges facing uniformed men and women during this period of a resurgent pandemic. Thanks to occupational hazards, they are forced to overlook health risks and work often in disregard of physical distancing, which the force professes to the public as the second wave of the pandemic sweeps the entire country. “Except for a few teams engaged in the investigation of important cases, we have deployed the entire force on the road for COVID protocol management.More Related News
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