BENGALURU:
Fifteen police personnel of the Whitefield division, including a police inspector from the HAL police station, tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, according to DCP (Whitefield) M N Anucheth.
He termed as ‘incorrect’ media reports that the personnel of the HAL station had contracted the virus from a detainee.
A statement by the DCP read: “In the Whitefield division, yesterday (Monday) we had 15 Covid-positive cases amongst the police staff. 12 police staff are from HAL police station. A total of 27 staff of the Whitefield division have tested positive so far. Five have been discharged.”
The first case of coronavirus in the division was detected on June 27 when a staffer from the HAL station tested positive and the premises were sealed, he said. Later, all the personnel there were examined and 12 of them tested positive on Monday, the officer added.
Referring to reports that the police personnel contracted the disease from an infected detainee, the DCP said the last arrest was made on June 15 and all the arrested persons had tested negative.
