Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has asserted that no bereaved family of police personnel who has lost their lives fighting the coronavirus should be put in a position to worry about having a roof on their heads.
The Maharashtra government, in an initiative to support the families of the police personnel who have lost their lives to COVID-19, have allowed the families to continue living in the official residence till the concerned police personnel’s date of retirement. In the state of Maharashtra, more than 50 people have died in the police force.
The number of coronavirus cases in the Maharashtra Police rose to 4,288 on Wednesday after 185 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported among the police personnel. So far, 3,239 COVID-19 patients (75.53 per cent) have recovered and 51 have died. The number of active cases in the state police force stands at 998, including 104 officers.
According to an official, ever since the lockdown was enforced in March, there have been 279 incidents of assault on police in which 86 personnel received injuries. He further added that 858 people have been arrested in this connection.
At least 52 incidents of attack on medical practitioners were also reported during the period. This has come as a shock to many further initiating strict action that has been taken against the people who are attacking those who are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19. Besides, 1,34,604 offences were registered under IPC Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) during the lockdown, for which 27,481 people were arrested and 84,187 vehicles were seized, he said.
Maharashtra currently has 1,47,738 cases of coronavirus with 70,878 cases in Mumbai only.
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