BIJNOR: A 59-year-old sub-inspector (SI) who was part of a team which, escorted nine Tablighi Jamaat followers to a quarantine facility in Bijnor, was declared Covid-19 positive has triumphed over the disease after treatment. He returned to
Bijnor and was welcomed by police officials.
After returning to Bijnor district, he was quarantined in his room. Showing his indomitable spirit and strong will power, sub inspector said that he is well now and fit for joining duty.
After the first report, the SI had become the first policeman in the state to be infected with the virus.
Of the nine persons escorted to the facility on April 13, six were suffering from Covid-19, according to test report which arrived on April 18.
Later, samples of the rescue team, including the SI posted at Nahtaur police station, were taken and sent to laboratory. He had tested positive last month and was admitted at a hospital in Sambhal on April 20.