Bengal Police asks officers overstaying their leave to join duty immediately

West Bengal Police issued orders asking all police personnel who have overstayed ir leave tenure to join duty at ir nearest or home police station. order was written to all Police Supers in state. order states that those who could t return to ir duties due to unavailability of transportation, need to adhere to guidelines.

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"It has been reported that due to prevailing lockdown of COVID 19 and unavailability of transport, police personnel on leave have been unavailable to join ir posting after expiry of leave. In consideration of above, police personnel, over staying leave unauthorizedly should join home police station / police station as recorded in ir leave account, within 24 hours from date of receipt of direction to be issued by ir DDO. This order shall effect till end of present lockdown." read order. 

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order comes immediately after a gruesome attack on Bengal Police's Rapid Action Force and officers of Howrah Police Commissionerate on Tuesday evening. officers were doing rounds of Belilious road in Howrah, Kolkata's sister city across Hooghly. When confronted on lockdown violation, police personnel including RAF were attacked by mob. A total of 10 people were arrested in connection to incident on Wednesday.

order also states that guidelines have been made in view of lockdown. Although state government has t officially clarified it's stand on lockdown continuation, a communication on same will be taken at a meeting on Wednesday.

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