by Zulfick Farzan 19-08-2020 | 1:04 PM
Colombo (News 1st); Two more Police Officers attached to the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch CID in Coimbatore have tested positive for COVID-19, reported the Times of India.
Indian media reports said the CB-CID office was closed for fumigation.
Reports said CB-CID rural Police Inspector Sumathir and Head Constable Saravanan, who is the driver for CB-CID DSP O. H. Raju, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday (17) and they were admitted to the ESI Hospital.
A CB-CID team led by O. H. Raju is investigating the death of Sri Lankan underworld don 'Angoda Lokka' and Inspector Sumathi was part of the team.
On Saturday (15), a Special Sub-Inspector of Police from the CB-CID tested positive for COVID-19.
The Times of India quoted a CB-CID source to report the COVID-19 cases would delay the investigations into the 'Angoda Lokka' case.