{"id":2026,"date":"2020-05-06T22:28:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T22:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:30:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:30:35","slug":"amit-kumar-police-constable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=2026","title":{"rendered":"Amit Kumar, police constable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Amit Kumar, a 32-year-old Delhi Police constable, died on May 5, 2020, hours after developing the symptoms of COVID-19. At least two government hospitals refused to admit him, his colleague alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the first death in Delhi Police with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Hindu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Commissioner of Police (North West) Vijayanta Arya reportedly said constable Amit Kumar was posted at Bharat Nagar police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A resident of Haryana\u2019s Sonipat, Kumar is survived by his wife and a three-year-old son. Ten officers who came in contact with him have been quarantined, The Hindu’s Hemani Bhandari quoted the police as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A constable-rank colleague who was taking care of Kumar since May 4 said he initially had fever but it subsided after he took a medicine. \u201cKumar had come to work from home on Monday and after work, he came to the accommodation where I stay. He had fever but it went away after he took the medicine. His condition started deteriorating around 2.30 a.m.,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kumar complained of shortness of breath and his colleague gave him hot water and a cup of tea after he which he tried sleeping but his condition didn\u2019t get better. Around 7.30 a.m., the colleague took him to Haiderpur COVID centre. \u201cThe staff there said they would conduct the tests. I told them to admit him because he was not well. They told me to take him to Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At BSA Hospital, the two policemen allegedly waited for about two and a half hours but the staff there said they could conduct the tests but not admit Kumar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI took him to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital where they gave him some medicines and he felt better. We were sent to a COVID centre in Ashok Vihar for tests and check-up,\u201d the colleague said. The staff at the centre allegedly told Kumar that they can admit him but he will have to manage everything on his own. \u201cI told them he can\u2019t even talk because of breathlessness, he won\u2019t be able to do anything,\u201d said the colleague. He then brought Kumar back to his accommodation and made several calls to different hospitals but all of them allegedly refused to admit him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Station House Officer and other seniors at Bharat Nagar police station had been informed about Kumar\u2019s condition, it has been learnt. Around 8.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the colleague received a call from a senior officer informing him that Kumar can be admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. \u201cI drove fast but he died minutes before we reached the hospital. He was declared brought dead,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kumar\u2019s test report arrived on May 6 afternoon and he tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHad any hospital agreed to admit him, he could have been saved,\u201d the colleague said, adding that his seniors are now in touch with him and taking care of his well-being. He said he was in constant touch with Kumar\u2019s family as he took him from one hospital to another. \u201cHis wife is inconsolable. She is constantly asking to bring him back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioner of Police S.N. Shrivastava tweeted, \u201cThe sudden demise of late Constable Amit Kumar from PS Bharat Nagar has saddened the police fraternity. We stand by his family in this hour of grief and pray to the Almighty to provide strength to bear this loss. All assistance to his family will be provided.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amit Kumar, a 32-year-old Delhi Police constable, died on May 5, 2020, hours after developing the symptoms of COVID-19. At least two government hospitals refused to admit him, his colleague alleged. This was the first death in Delhi Police with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Hindu. 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