Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Sunday directed the officers at Ludhiana Commissionerate to intensify the enforcement of curfew and COVID-19 guidelines.
The directions came during Gupta’s Ludhiana visit to take stock of the ground situation in the district and review the arrangements made by the police to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DGP also paid tributes to the first Punjab Police ‘corona martyr’ ACP Anil Kohli, a frontline COVID worker, who died on April 18.
He attended Kohli’s bhog ceremony and expressed profound grief and solidarity with the bereaved family.
He also handed over an appointment letter to Kohli’s son Paras Kohli and a cheque for financial assistance to deceased officer’s wife, Palak Kohli.
Due to ongoing COVID-19, restrictions, more than 20,000 people and police officers from across the State, including ADGPs, IG or DIGs and all SSPs, joined the bhog ceremony through live telecast on the internet.
Earlier, chairing a meeting of senior police officers of Ludhiana Police at Police Lines, Gupta assessed the prevailing situation and measures taken for strict enforcement of COVID guidelines.
He directed the officers to intensify the enforcement of curfew and Covid
guidelines.
Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal informed the DGP that district police had been strictly implementing COVID restrictions and was dealing firmly with curfew violators.