Head constable, home guard die during duty

A 50-year-old head constable deployed for panchayat poll duty died due to low levels of oxygen in the body here on Monday, officials said.

Whether the deceased, Kamla Singh Yadav (50), was tested positive for COVID-19, was not known, they said.

He was deployed in the Hussainabad area under Bansdih police station to maintain law and order, ASP Sanjay Yadav said. “He complained of breathing difficulties and was taken to the district hospital where doctors referred him to a bigger hospital,” the officer said.

The victim was then admitted in Buxar in neighbouring Bihar, where he died, the ASP added.

Home guard Deputy Singh (50) also took ill while going to a polling centre in Shikohabad in Firozabad district. He died in hospital, said police.