CP talks Covid-hit junior out of suicidal thoughts

Nagpur: A 32-year-old police sub-inspector (PSI), who tested Covid-19 positive, slipped into depression and started thinking of ending his life. He even messaged his wife, bidding adieu and also asking her to end her life along with their one-year-old twin daughters. He was immediately shifted to another hospital and given a grant of 1 lakh.
While doctors tried to restore his health, city police chief BK Upadhyay started talking to the PSI and boosted his morale. Zonal DCP Vinita Sahu, apart from egging the PSI on, spoke to his wife, who also tested positive, to ensure that she did not break down. The wife was in home isolation with her twins.
The officer, admitted to a private hospital on August 24, was shaken up after seeing a fellow Covid patient die in the same ward. He was working in the containment zones in Pandhrabodhi and Hilltop before getting infected.
Upadhyay said that he and DCPs (Sahu and Shweta Khedkar) tried to support the PSI morally. “I speak to 10-12 Covid-affected personnel everyday, asking them about their well-being and requirements,” he said.
The top cop, who formed a Covid ‘Co-ordination team’ under DCP Gajanan Rajmane to help affected personnel, said food kits with dry fruits, oximeter, thermal scanners and other items are being provided. Dr Sandeep Shinde, chief medical officer of police hospital, said the PSI's health was monitored and he was administered best of the medicines. “The PSI has recovered,” he said.
Zonal DCP Vivek Masaal, DCP Rajmane and senior inspector Vijay Kare of Ambazari police station too helped the PSI and his family recover .
“As the PSI was not feeling happy at the hospital where he was admitted earlier, we rushed him to another place,” said DCP Sahu.