The fear of COVID-19 has led to families of policemen being made to feel unwelcome in their villages. In a recent incident, a city constable's wife and two kids were thrown out of their village in Satara. Mumbai police personnel, who have to be out on the field all day, have been wanting to send their families to the villages to protect them from the virus.

Constable Pravin Waghmare, attached to Meghwadi police station, resides with his wife Snehal and two kids Viren, 3, and Shrawni, 5, at Marol police camp. Waghmare's duty involves visiting civic hospitals every day, collecting the bodies of COVID-19 patients and ensuring they are disposed of in a safe manner.