Valsad cop booked for dropping his, colleague’s families to Mehsana

Surat: A police constable in Valsad city police station was booked on Sunday after it came to light that he had gone to drop his and his colleague’s families to Meshana by violating lockdown orders.
His colleague’s wife and son later tested positive.
Constable Jaydeep Chavda (31) had gone to drop his family living in Gandhinagar district and his colleague Narendra Rathod’s wife and son in Mehsana district on April 30.The facts, however, came to light only Saturday after Rathod’s wife Mittal and son Raviraj, tested positive, said a senior Valsad police officer.
An offence was registered against him in Valsad city police station by L R Makwana, police sub inspector.
Investigation so far revealed that Chavda went to drop his wife Julie and son Nakshraj to their native village Veda in Kalol of Gandhinagar district. He also took along Mittal and Raviraj whom he dropped at Sudasna village of Satlasna taluka. After dropping them, Chavda returned to Valsad the same day.
Meanwhile, health check-up of Mittal and Raviraj was done in Mehsana as they had come from outstation and both were found to be infected.
Samples of Chavda and Rathod too were collected in Valsad for testing. But both cops tested negative on Sunday. Those who had come in contact with Rathod's family have been put under quarantine in Aatgam of Valsad.
“Chavda is yet to get arrested since he was quarantined immediately when the offence was registered. Departmental actions will follow the legal actions against the errant cops,” said Sunil Joshi, superintendent of police, Valsad.
“Rathod’s wife and son are asymptomatic and had no complaints related to coronavirus infection. It is not yet clear from where they got infected,” said a police officer.
Rathod was posted in Dungri police station. Earlier Yash Patel, 22, a gram rakshak dal (GRD) jawan posted in Dungri police station limits was found Covid-19 positive. Patel was discharged on Saturday after his third test turned out to be negative.