13 security personnel at Rabri Devi’s house found +ve

PATNA: A day after JD(U)’s national general secretary (organization) RCP Singh and his wife were found infected by the Covid-19, the virus reached the doorsteps of the sprawling bungalow of former CM and senior RJD leader Rabri Devi as 13 of the security personnel deputed outside her house were found positive on Sunday.
Rabri’s son and leader of opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, also resides in the same bungalow at 10, Circular Road here.
Confirming the development, Patna’s DM in charge Richie Pandey told TOI that the antigen tests of these security personnel were conducted on July 31 and August 1. Their reports came positive on Sunday. DM Kumar Ravi has quarantined himself after found Covid-19 positive on Saturday.
“Employees, personal aides and peons working inside the Rabri’s bungalow are totally safe. None of them have so far been infected by the Covid-19,” a close aide of Tejashwi told TOI, preferring anonymity.
He said of the 13 security personnel, four each belonged to BMP-1 and BMP-2 while the rest five were from the Patna district police. These security personnel were staying outside the Rabri’s house, he said.
Tejashwi’s aide also said altogether seven people were working inside the offices of Rabri and Tejashwi at the bungalow. “Additional precautionary measures are being taken after the security personnel were found positive. We are doing regular sanitisation of rooms inside the bungalow,” he said.
Earlier on Saturday, JD(U) Rajya Sabha member RCP Singh, his wife and JD(U) MLA from Chenari Lalan Paswan were found Covid-19 positive. While Singh was admitted to AIIMS-Patna, Paswan has preferred home quarantine under the supervision of doctors.