Bengaluru: Cubbon Park police station in the heart of the city and the seat of Bengaluru and Central Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has been sealed off after a constable tested corona positive, an official said on Saturday.
According to police sources, the Cubbon Park police station has been sealed off following a constable testing positive yesterday. As many as 60 policemen and employees work in the station.
The Health Department is testing and assessing the situation as to how many policemen should be quarantined. Meanwhile, the DCP and other officials are managing their duties from their vehicles.
The Cubbon Park police station has shifted to Vidhanasoudha for a temporary period and the BBMP workers have started sanitizing other offices which are near to the Cubbon Park.
The Health Department ordered the cops to be quarantined for seven days. All other personnel of the police station have been told to stay indoors and the police station has been sealed.
Notably, the police station abuts the Cubbon Park itself near the Karnataka High Court, Bangalore Press Club and by the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium. It is a major lung space in the city.
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