City cops to get a day off after four working days

Coimbatore: At least 20% police personnel each was rested for a day in the city in the past two days.
Following a direction from the director general of police, J K Tripathy, city police commissioner Deepak M Damor had instructed the city police officials to provide rest for 20% of police personnel daily.
The city police have a strength of more than 2,500 police personnel, including the city armed reserve police personnel. G Stalin, city deputy commissioner of police (law & order), said, “We are working with 80% cops every day. The cops would get a day off after four consecutive working days. This will help reduce their work stress.”
On his part, the city police commissioner has instructed the police personnel not to disturb the people distributing free food packets to the homeless people. Instead, he has asked the cops to arrange a pass for them from the office of the assistant commissioner of police or intelligence section office.
The cops were also asked to seize vehicles from the people venturing out unnecessarily in the city. Police officials were, meanwhile, directed to arrange supply of grocery items and vegetables to the police quarters. “Cops should wear face masks compulsorily and maintain social distancing,” the top cop said.