New Delhi: At least 76 police from the third Battalion of Delhi Polda – most of them were deployed to escort prisoners from three city prisons to hospital – have tested positive Covid-19 so far in the wave of pandemics at this time.
While 155 police personnel from the battalion were infected in the first wave, the second wave affected 175 police.
In the third wave, most of them were tested positively deployed for the Covid ward and hospital duty, placing them to an increased risk of exposure, an officer said.
“At the top of the three waves, the physical production of prisoners was stopped in the city court.
But our police regularly took prisoners to hospitals for care and stay alive during the entire duration.
In many cases, they were infected by the virus too,” the officer added.
So far in this wave, 123 inmates in three prisons have been tested positive until January 19.
Data from the third battalion shows that from 1-23 December, a total of 660 inmates from Tihar, 60 of Rohini prisons and 243 from Mandoli were taken to various hospitals for care, and 70 of them were accepted.
Between January 1 and January 10, a total of 348 inmates – 188 from Tihar, 27 of Rohini and 133 from Mandoli – were taken to hospital and 37 of them were recognized.
Most of the time, previous information about the status of covid inmates is not available with the police who escort them to the hospital.
“I received a call of a day of prisoner needed to immediately shift to the hospital for treatment when he was injured.
When we took it there, the doctor did a covid test and told us that he had tested positive, after that I was deployed,” said a police officer .
In other cases, two teenagers who were taken to the hospital in Ashok Vihar turned out to be covid-positive and both police officers escorted them were also infected later.
A police officer told Ti that for hours of hospital assignments, the police sometimes touched their mask, PPE kit or remove it because of eating and water.
“This is the time they can sign a virus,” he said.
A 31-year-old police posted in Battalion was tested positively on the second wave while he was deployed to serve in the Covid Hospital ward.
“We don’t know when we can sign an infection.
We must ensure that our inmates are guarding not missing,” he said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (third battalion) HAREESH HP said, “We always try to motivate our staff.
They have been fully vaccinated and camps are being held for a booster dose.”
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