Four other cops of Dabhoi police station have been home quarantined

VADODARA: A police head constable posted with the Dabhoi police station did his duty of nabbing the robbers who looted a provision store, but what did he get in return; coronavirus infection.

Head contable Rajendrasinh Zala tested positive for the Covid-19 on Thursday, a day after he nabbed Ayub Tai and his aide Kuldeep Sharma, for breaking into a provision store and stealing paan masala worth Rs 4,625. Tai had tested positive for coronavirus, while his aide Sharma’s results were negative.

With Zala testing positive, the total number of cases in Dabhoi rose to two within 24 hours.

Zala had come in contact of Tai after he was nabbed on April 14 along with Sharma for robbing paan masala. Both Tai and Sharma were sent to SSG Hospital for tests and medical check-up.

While Tai’s results came positive on Wednesday, Zala’s infection was confirmed on Thursday.

Police said that both, Tai and Zala, have been isolated.

Meanwhile, four other cops of Dabhoi police station involved in nabbing Tai and Sharma and who had tested negative, have been home quarantined.

Tai’s sister and brother have also been quarantined. Health officials had collected samples of 12 people who had come in contact with Tai. But except Zala, all others tested negative.

“An assistant sub-inspector and a police constable had taken the two accused to SSG Hospital have been home quarantined besides two other police constables, who had come in contact with the accused,” said deputy superintendent of police K V Solanki.

Dabhoi police station was also sanitized on Wednesday after Tai’s report had arrived.

