Mumbai, May 31 -- Coronavirus has so far claimed the lives of at least 26 police constables and officers in Maharashtra and left 2,355 other personnel infected in various other parts of the State.
Giving details of fatalities and infections among the state police personnel, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh tweeted on Saturday: "2,355 police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19. Of these 999 have recovered & 26 have tragically succumbed".
"There's been a steady rise in the number of #Covid_19 calls on the police helpline 100. As many as 96,875 such calls have been received. 255 instances of assaults on policemen have seen 833 arrests, Deshmukh tweeted.
"1,323 offences have been registered for illegal transport," he tweeted....