Car Nicobar, Oct. 29: The Nicobar Police organized a friendly cricket match today at Modern Sports Complex, Lapathy, Car Nicobar. The match was played between District Police Nicobar-XI and Tapoiming-XI. The aim of the match was to create awareness among the people and players about COVID-19.

All guidelines of Unlock-5 on preventive measures of COVID-19 were observed during the event. In a nail-biting finish, District Police Nicobar-XI won the match by 03 wickets. Shri. Aboobacker of Tapoiming-XI bagged the Man-of-the Match in the event.

During the felicitation ceremony, the Chief Guest of the event Shri. Vijay Singh, IPS, DIGP (Intl.) and other officers present in the match including Shri. Rajeev Kumar, IPS, SP (D) Nicobar, Shri. Ashok Vishnoi, DANIPS, SDPO Nicobar, Shri. Radhe Shyam, Asst. Commissioner, Car Nicobar briefed the gathering on safety precautions to be taken for COVID-19 during this pandemic time. He stressed upon wearing of Face Mask/Cover, use of hand hygiene and observance of social distancing.