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Delhi Police gets creative in thank you note to Bangla Sahib Gurudwara

​A siren 'parikrama'
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​A siren 'parikrama'
The Delhi Police performed a siren 'parikrama' of Bangla Sahib Gurudwara as a mark of respect for providing food to nearly one lakh people daily amid the ongoing lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 spread.
​The convoy
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​The convoy
Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Eish Singhal led the carcade of motorcycles and patrolling gypsies in the 'parikrama'. The convoy included 35 police vans and 60 motorcycles.
​Noble work
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​Noble work
Senior police officers also paid obeisance at Gurudwara Sahib and did 'seva' (service) by helping in preparation of 'langar' (a community free kitchen).
​What PM Modi said
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​What PM Modi said
Taking to twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appreciated the gesture.

"Good gesture by the @DelhiPolice. Our Gurudwaras have been doing exceptional work in serving people. Their compassion is appreciable," Prime Minister Narendra tweeted from his official twitter handle.
​Bangla Sahib's response
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​Bangla Sahib's response
Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Managing Committee President Manjinder Singh Sirsa said he was touched by the Delhi Police's gesture and thanked the force as well as the Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
​Guest houses
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​Guest houses
It has also provided its 'sarai' (guest houses) to doctors, nurses, paramedical and other staff of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Hospital who were facing accommodation problems in Delhi due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sirsa added.
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