How India’s Police Used a Pandemic to Boost Its Image

THE NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 1, 2020

The police in New Delhi were roundly vilified for their role in religious violence. Now they’re on the front line of the city’s fight against coronavirus. Our reporters rode along as officers transported sick patients and served meals.

Karan Deep Singh and Jeffrey Gettleman ride along with India’s most-influential police department as they respond to the coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi. This original video was produced and shot by Mr. Singh during his time as a staffer at The New York Times covering the toll of the virus in the middle of lockdown restrictions in India.

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