New Delhi: Five personnel of the Indian Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a paramilitary force, have been found infected with Covid-19 and at least 90 security personnel have been isolated. These are the first cases of viral infection in the Indian Tibetan Border Police. ITBP jawans are trained in hill warfare. Officials said three personnel involved in essential services turned out to be corona positive at a paramilitary force base in the Tigri area of the national capital. They have been isolated in Delhi itself.
In another case, an infected sub-inspector and a head constable-rank officer of the 50th Battalion were sent to AIIMS in Jhajjar (Haryana) for quarentine two days ago. Officials said that the 50th Battalion was stationed in Delhi to handle law and order along with the Delhi Police. All the soldiers of this battalion have been isolated.
The ITBP is a strong force of 90,000 personnel who primarily work with China to protect the Line of Actual Control (LAC), besides performing other internal security duties in the country.
