Six cops suspended for violating Covid norms

BENGALURU: Six police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector and a woman constable, were recently suspended for not wearing masks and violating social distancing norms while on duty. 

The incident occurred on August 11. The suspended personnel are attached to the Jalahalli Traffic police station.  A senior police officer said that those suspended were deputed at Gangammanagudi. 

Instead of carrying out their duties in their respective junctions, they were all found by Soumyalatha S K, DCP Traffic (West), who was on patrol, in a park. They were not wearing masks, and were chatting without maintaining social distancing, the officer said. The DCP took action against them for violating the pandemic norms and dereliction of duty.