Eid-al-Adha 2020: Delhi Police Suspend 36 Personnel for Dereliction of Duty on Bakrid
The Delhi Police on Saturday suspended 36 police personnel for dereliction of duty after they failed to report on duty at the scheduled time in view of Eid-Al-Adha. All the police personnel have been ordered to report at 5 am by the administration.
New Delhi, August 1: The Delhi Police on Saturday suspended 36 police personnel for dereliction of duty after they failed to report on duty at the scheduled time in view of Eid-Al-Adha. All the police personnel have been ordered to report at 5 am in the morning by the administration.
Informing about the latest development, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North West -- Vijayanta Arya -- said, as quoted by news agency ANI, "36 police personnel suspended for dereliction of duty after they failed to show up at the scheduled time of 5 am in view of Eid-al-Adha." Eid Mubarak 2020: President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi Greet People on Eid al-Adha.
Here's what DCP said:
Earlier in the day, Muslim devotees offered namaz at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Eid Al-Adha also known as Bakrid. The devotees were seen following COVID-19 guidelines and maintaining social distance. The administration had put in place thermometer gun, as a precautionary measure, to check the temperature of people entering Jama Masjid.
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