This story is from October 19, 2020

Purnia IG dies of Covid-19 at AIIMS

IG (Purnia range) Binod Kumar died of Covid-19 at AIIMS-Patna on Sunday. He is the first IPS officer in state to fall prey to the virus.
Purnia IG dies of Covid-19 at AIIMS
Binod Kumar
PATNA: IG (Purnia range) Binod Kumar died of Covid-19 at AIIMS-Patna on Sunday. He is the first IPS officer in state to fall prey to the virus.
AIIMS-P authorities said Kumar was admitted there on Saturday. He hailed from Nalanda in Bihar. He was originally from state police service cadre, but got promoted by the UPSC in 2011. The IG was 59 years’ old and was scheduled to superannuate on October 31 next year.
Though several IPS and IAS officers got infected with Covid-19 in state, but they had recovered.
Sources close to Kumar said he was also suffering from hypertension and diabetes, which proved to be fatal.
AIIMS-P nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said Binod was earlier treated at Purnia.
CM Nitish Kumar has condoled his demise. “Binod Kumar was a sincere and sensitive police officer. He held several posts and sincerely worked for the police service,” Nitish said in his condolence message.
DGP SK Singhal said the way Binod discharged his duty with ease and success would be always remembered. Singhal said the entire state police were with the bereaved family at this tough time.
“He was tested Covid-19 positive and his oxygen level had dipped. Doctors stabilized him in Purnia. When his oxygen level improved, he was rushed to AIIMS-Patna for proper treatment in an advanced life support ambulance,” sources said.
Bihar chief electoral officer HR Srinivasa, ADG (headquarters) Jitendra Kumar and a few other senior officers reached Bans Ghat and placed wreath on his body while maintaining Covid-19 protocol. More than 4500 police personnel in state have got infected with Covid-19 and at least 14 of them have succumbed to the virus attack so far.
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