20 cops quarantined as 4 accused test +ve

Ludhiana: Twenty cops were quarantined after a snatcher, a drug peddler and two ATM fraudsters tested positive for Covid-19.
Of the 20 cops, four are from Janakpuri police post, one from civil hospital police post, one from Division 2 police station, six from Sahnewal police station and eight from Kanganwal police post.
On June 11, eight cops of Division 2 police station were quarantined after a constable deputed there tested positive.
On June 13, Janakpuri police post, which comes under Division 2 police station, had arrested the drug peddler and the snatcher. They were taken to civil hospital for a medical examination and a Covid-19 test. There, they had come in contact with another cop of civil hospital police post. Thereafter, they were kept in a lockup. Their test reports came on Monday.
Additional deputy commissioner of police-II Deepak Pareek said, “Eight cops of Division 2 police station are already under quarantine. And on Monday, one more cop of the station, four of Janakpuri police post and one of civil hospital police post were isolated after two accused were confirmed to have contracted the virus. These cops — four ASIs and two head constables — are at Sigma College of Nursing, Southern Bypass, a quarantine centre only for cops.”
“The police station as well as the police posts have been sanitized. They have been provided additional force, too,” he added.
ADCP-II Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said, “Kanganwal police post had arrested two ATM frauds three days ago. As the duo has tested positive, 14 cops, including six of Sahnewal police station and eight of Kanganwal police post, were quarantined on Tuesday. These cops include a sub-inspector, two ASIs, constables and head constables.”
After arresting an accused, the police first get his Covid-19 test conducted. He is kept in a lockup till the report is received. The Ludhiana Central Jail authorities do not take an accused whose Covid-19 test has not been conducted.