IPS officer gives away official car to shift an accident victim to hospital

Praveen Kumar | NT

While the image of the police has been poor, the kind gesture by a young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of giving away his official car to cater to medical emergency needs of a woman accident victim is being appreciated. G.K. Mithun Kumar, Superintendent of Police (SP), Chikkaballapura district asked his official driver to shift the injured woman to the hospital, while he got into an inspector’s jeep to attend an important meeting. He also entrusted a police inspector and a sub inspector to accompany the victim to the hospital to ensure proper medical aid.

The incident happened on Monday morning at around 11.15 am. The couple, identified as Narayanaswamy and his wife Radha, residents of Balenahalli in Thubugere had fallen off the bike after the latter’s saree got entangled with the rear tyres. The couple was going to a hospital in Doddaballapura and fell off the bike near Gungiranahalli. Radha had sustained severe head injuries.

The SP who was travelling on the same route along with his team of officers saw the accident. The IPS officer stopped his official car immediately and attended to the victim. He instructed his driver to shift the injured woman to a nearby hospital in his official car.

“The IPS officer also sent his junior staff with the victim. He then got into the jeep of a police inspector and travelled towards his office. He also contacted the Doddaballapura police informing about the accident so that the victim was attended by a senior doctor,” said an officer privy to the details of the incident.

Circle Inspector MB Naveen and police sub-inspector Govind went to the hospital and arranged for the treatment. The woman is said to be out of danger.

The kind gesture on part of the IPS officer has spread among all the other police officers who are appreciating his concern.