Senior Kolkata Police officer succumbs to coronavirus – The Indian Express

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By: PTI | Kolkata |

Published: August 21, 2020 12:59:06 pm





Assistant Commissioner of Police, Uday Shankhar Banerjee, in his mid 50s, died at a private hospital on Friday morning. (Twitter/@CPKolkata)

A senior officer of Kolkata Police died due to COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of its personnel succumbing to the virus to nine, officials said.

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Uday Shankhar Banerjee, in his mid 50s, died at a private hospital here in the early hours, they said. Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma expressed grief over his demise and described Banerjee as a “corona martyr”.

“Extremely saddened to share the news of untimely demise of an outstanding Officer ACP (Central Div) Uday Shankar Banerjee who was under treatment in hospital due to COVID-19. TeamKP stands by the family of the deceased Officer #Sad #CoronaMartyr #RIP,” Sharma said on Twitter.

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