Kolkata: A senior officer of Kolkata Police died Friday due to COVID-19. With the addition of the new fatality, the total number of policemen who have succumbed to the virus went up to nine, officials said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Uday Shankhar Banerjee, in his mid 50s, died at a private hospital here in the early hours, they said.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma expressed grief over his demise and described Banerjee as a ‘corona martyr’.
“Extremely saddened to share the news of untimely demise of an outstanding officer ACP (Central Div) Uday Shankar Banerjee. He was under treatment in hospital due to COVID-19. TeamKP stands by the family of the deceased officer #Sad #CoronaMartyr #RIP,” Sharma said on Twitter.
It should be stated here that more than a 1,000 police personnel have so far been infected by the deadly virus. Over 500 have recovered and have joined duty. However, there are more than 150 of policemen who are still undergoing treatment.
