ADGP among 7 cops home-quarantined

Chandigarh, May 6

A Chandigarh-based ADGP, an Inspector General and five other policemen have been placed in home quarantine as they had come in contact with Covid-positive gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria. An investigation has begun on how the gangster got infected.

Police sources said the ADGP had questioned the gangster in relation to a murder case apart from some allegations of drug smuggling, ransom calls and his connection with political leaders. He was taken on remand from the Patiala Central Jail to the Batala police on April 30. He tested positive on May 3. It is a mystery on how he caught the virus. So far, police and health officials have not found a lead in contact tracing.

Though Jaggu was taken on remand for questioning regarding the murder of an Akali sarpanch, police sources said he was questioned on the suspicion of involvement in other cases as well. DGP Dinkar Gupta said the ADGP and other officers were in home quarantine as a precautionary measure. He said senior officers had questioned him regarding a case while some other ranks had brought the gangster on remand from Patiala. — TNS