Maharashtra: Another 10,000 personnel to be recruited to relieve load on cops on ground
(WorldNews India)

The state government will recruit 10,000 additional police personnel in order to relieve the load on a stretched force battling the Covid-19 pandemic. Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday that in light of the law and order situation created by the pandemic and the lockdown, the state police needs additional personnel. As of Tuesday, 5,435 police personnel had tested positive and 1,089 of them had active infections. So far, 71 personnel have succumbed to the virus. Also, employees over the age of 55 and with comorbidities have been asked to either stay at home or work from offices away from the public. The state police, which has 2.5 lakh employees, also had to cancel its annual...