Bhubaneswar: A senior IPS officer succumbed to COVID-19 on Thursday.
According to reports, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) DIG Sunil Kumar Parth tested positive for Covid-19 and admitted to a dedicated hospital on April 27.
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He was suffering from a chronic kidney ailment. He was posted as DIG at CRPF Bhubaneswar centre.
He was well-known for his sincere work during the first wave of the epidemic.
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