IPS officer helping police personnel fight COVID-19

An IPS officer posted in West Bengal's Malda district is using his medical expertise to help his colleagues in force to fight COVID-19 battle. H M Rehman, ditional Superintendent of Police (Hequarters) of Malda district, did his MBBS and MD before cracking Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Rehman told PTI on Tuesday that he started monitoring health issues of policemen in district after being prodded by Superintendent of Police (SP) Alok Rajoria who motivated him to use his medical expertise.

An MD in community medicine, Rehman said he uses his skills in guiding police personnel who are susceptible to contagion while doing field duty. He said of 250 police personnel infected with COVID-19 in Malda district, 201 are w free from disease. Even 156 have joined ir duties.

"For more d personnel in service, we have ensured y are t pushed to frontline duty at this juncture. And for those afflicted by virus, my job is to keep ir morale high. I ask m to follow all precautions as we talk regularly over phone and be positive," Rehman said.

senior police officer, who has asked all members of force to follow basic safety protocols while doing duty, said his phone number is available for junior colleagues 24x7. Rehman joined as ASP (Hqs) in February this year.

"I am a policeman and also a doctor. I have to fulfil my twin responsibilities to fight Covid battle by making people aware of dely virus and telling m to be cautious to defeat contagion," he said.