(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): A senior Kolkata Police officer died on Friday due to a covid-19 infection. To date, a total of nine policemen have lost their lives due to covid-19 infection in the state. Officials gave this information. He said that Deputy Commissioner of Police Uday Shankar Banerjee died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city on Friday morning. He was around 55 years old.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma, while condoling Banerjee’s death, called him a ‘Corona martyr’. Sharma tweeted, “Very sad to be informed that during the treatment of covid-19 at the hospital, our best officer was given by ACP (Central) Uday Shankar Banerjee. Has died The entire team of Kolkata Police stands with their family in this hour of grief. ”