Central forces deployed in Dharavi, other Mumbai areas

Mumbai: Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel were deployed in Dharavi and some other areas of Mumbai on Thursday to help the city police enforce lockdown to contain coronavirus, an official said. More than 700 Mumbai Police personnel have contracted coronavirus so far and ten of them have died.

A company of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was deployed at Dharavi along with local police, the police official said. Earlier, on Wednesday night, personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force conducted a flag march in Bhendi Bazaar in south Mumbai to enforce a strict lockdown.

On Thursday, CRPF personnel met police officers in Dharavi, a COVID-19 hotspot, and discussed deployment plan for the area, the official said.