INDIAN Police Response to Covid -19

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arranged passes for their return. The said incident Bharat Scouts &Guide, he organized several skill ZDVSXEOLVKHGLQ3XQMDE.HVDULQHZVSDSHU GHYHORSPHQWSURJUDPPHVIRUWKHVHODERXUV,WZDV OHDUQWWKDWODWHURQWKLVLQLWLDWLYHZDVLPSOHPHQWHG Police vans became ambulances for women in in several parts of the country. The aforementioned labour pain incident found its place in Times of India in the In response to a call from a pregnant lady of month of April and in Punjab Kesari in the month *RSDO 3XU 3&5 VWDʏ UXVKHG KHU WR 7LUDWK 5DP of May. +RVSLWDO EXW KHU FRQGLWLRQ GHWHULRUDWHG DQG ZLWK the help of W/Ct Resham, she gave birth to a child $6,66DʐXGGLQ+&$FKHWDQDQG$6,9LQRG.XPDU during transportation to the hospital. The prompt +& 6KHNKDU ZHUH GRLQJ UHJXODU YHKLFOH FKHFNLQJ UHVSRQVHRI:&W5HVKDPKHOSHGWKHODG\ZLWKDQ GXW\ E\ LQVWDOOLQJ SLFNHWV ZKHQ WKH\ LQWHUFHSWHG HDV\ GHOLYHU\ 6HYHUDO QHZVSDSHUV SXEOLVKHG WKH a vehicle carrying 8 persons including one lady incident. DQGWZRFKLOGUHQ7KHWUDYHOHUVZHUHWKHQDWLYHRI %LKDU DQG ZHUH WU\LQJ WR PLJUDWH WR %LKDU IURP D During night patrolling ASI Sheikh Saifuddin, PS FRQWDLQPHQWDUHDLQ'HOKLE\VKRZLQJDFXUIHZSDVV DBG Road heard the cries of a pregnant lady. He LVVXHG E\ '&3 RʒFH 1RUWK 'LVWULFW 7KH VWDʏ JRW immediately arranged for a vehicle and shifted her VNHSWLFDODVQRRQHZDVDOORZHGWRPRYHRXWRIDQ\ WR/DG\+DUGLQJH+RVSLWDO,WZDVFDUULHGE\'HOKL zone declared as containment zone. Accordingly, 1HZV/LYH WKHFXUIHZSDVVZDVH[DPLQHGWKRURXJKO\DQGWKH VDPHZDVIRXQGWREHDIDNHRQH7KHUHDIWHUDFDVH 2QH ODG\ ZHQW LQWR ODERXU EXW QR YHKLFOH ZDV ZDV UHJLVWHUHG XQGHU ,3&  'LVDVWHU 0DQDJHPHQW available. Her husband reached PS Ashok Vihar and Act & 03 Epidemic Diseases Act. one Ct. Dayavir took them to Hindu Rao Hospital in DJRYHUQPHQWYHKLFOHZKHUHWKHODG\JDYHELUWKWR Inspector Madhukar Rakesh, HC Murari Lal , Ct. a baby boy and to honour the help provided by Ct. Shankar motivated some organizations and Dayavir, the family named their son after the name institutions to arrange ration and cooked food for the RIWKHFRQVWDEOH7KLVHSLVRGHJDUQHUHGZLGHPHGLD poor and migrant people. They also coordinated and DWWHQWLRQ DQG QXPHURXV QHZVSDSHUV SXEOLVKHG LW managed the distribution of ration and cooked food including , and Dainik for the needy. In this process, 1000 food packets Jagran. ZHUHGLVWULEXWHGRQDGDLO\EDVLVIRUDSHULRGRIWZR months and a half. $ODG\0LQLZDVUHVLGLQJLQ5DJKXELU1DJDUDQGKDG ODERXUSDLQVDQGQRYHKLFOHZDVDYDLODEOHIRUWDNLQJ The Humane Side her to hospital. W/Ct. Suman of PS Khayala along &W ([H 3XVKSHQGUD

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DCP South East Delhi @DCPSEastDelhi Jun 22 Drone used for surveillance in containment area. @ CPDelhi@LtGovDelhi@DelhiPolice

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