KOLKATA: Lalbazar cancelled all leaves and asked senior officers — including ACPs and traffic cops — to be on the roads. While it is an annual practice, the need to be on the streets was intensified after the explosion of shoppers at various markets.
The police have also instructed their men to follow the Covid SOPs. Several officers have decided to either send their family — especially senior citizens — elsewhere as they embark on Durga Puja duty from Chaturthi, or stay back at the police station and barracks until the end of Puja.
Cops traditionally encourage their kin to spend time away from home to enjoy the Pujas once they get tied down at work. It is all about maintaining safety.
