Police attacked while trying to disperse crowd amid Covid surge in Jharkhand's Godda
- Monday | 3rd May, 2021
Police attacked while trying to disperse crowd amid Covid surge in Jharkhand's Godda
- | Monday | 3rd May, 2021
Police officials were attacked while trying to disperse a crowd at a weekly market in Jharkhand`s Godda district.
Even as the country is witnessing a massive surge of Covid-19, norms were being brazenly flouted at a weekly market in Jharkhand`s Godda district. When police tried to disperse the crowd, they were attacked by the mob.
When police asked the crowd to disperse, the people of Damru village launched an attack on the police officers. Police had to resort to stern measures to contain the situation.
Superintendent of Police YS Ramesh told India Today TV that the police have photographs and video footage of the people involved in the attack. None will be spared. All of them will be booked."
Ramesh has appealed to the people to understand the gravity of the situation and stay safe. He said people should cooperate and follow the Covid guidelines.
Jharkhand saw a record new 159 deaths from Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of fatalities to 2,829.
The state saw 6,323 new cases of infection, taking the total to 23,9734, as per the report issued by the health department.
The report said that of the 2,39,734 cases a total of 1,78,468 patients have recovered.
Of the total deaths, 45 casualties occurred in the state capital Ranchi.
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