Inter-caste marriage drama: Jaipur cop lauded for rescue act
Dishank Purohit | TNN | Feb 3, 2019, 06:55 IST
Santra Devi being felicitated by judges of the high court in JaipurJAIPUR: It was a busy morning as usual outside Rajasthan High Court's gate number 4 for woman traffic constable Santra Devi on January 15 when she spotted a helpless young girl being dragged and pushed into a car by her kin.
"I was deployed at gate number 4 of the high court to manage the traffic flow. The peak hour traffic was heavy, accompanied by the cacophony of horns. At about 10.30am, I had a fleeting glimpse of a girl being heckled and dragged by a few men across the street. It did not dawn on me immediately as to what was happening," she said while vividly recounting the incident as it unfolded to TOI on Saturday.
Santra adjusted her blue police beret and raced towards the girl. The girl was in distress and in panic even as the men tried to push her into a car and flee from the court.
"I put my arms around her and prevented her abductors from pushing her into the vehicle. When they surrounded us, I called for help, and soon a posse of cops deployed for high court security reached the spot. The abductors were detained and the girl breathed a sigh of relief," the 38-year-old constable said. The girl later told the police that she had recently married a boy from a different caste and this had irked her family.
‘Saw girl in distress while handling traffic’
The two abductors were her uncles who were waiting for her to arrive at the high court for a hearing on the case, filed by her parents.
She was about to enter the court with her husband when her uncles attacked her, forcing her husband to flee.
A mother of two, Santra said that her family had also lauded her feat of rescuing the girl. “I only did my duty. I was managing the traffic when I saw the girl in distress,” she said.
Her brave act has been recognised and she was felicitated by the judges of the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday. Her name has also been recommended for promotion by traffic DCP Pooja Awana.
A happy Santra said that it was the heartfelt thanks that she received from the girl that moved her the most. “It has become the most cherished moment of my career,” she said.
"I was deployed at gate number 4 of the high court to manage the traffic flow. The peak hour traffic was heavy, accompanied by the cacophony of horns. At about 10.30am, I had a fleeting glimpse of a girl being heckled and dragged by a few men across the street. It did not dawn on me immediately as to what was happening," she said while vividly recounting the incident as it unfolded to TOI on Saturday.
Santra adjusted her blue police beret and raced towards the girl. The girl was in distress and in panic even as the men tried to push her into a car and flee from the court.
"I put my arms around her and prevented her abductors from pushing her into the vehicle. When they surrounded us, I called for help, and soon a posse of cops deployed for high court security reached the spot. The abductors were detained and the girl breathed a sigh of relief," the 38-year-old constable said. The girl later told the police that she had recently married a boy from a different caste and this had irked her family.
‘Saw girl in distress while handling traffic’
The two abductors were her uncles who were waiting for her to arrive at the high court for a hearing on the case, filed by her parents.
She was about to enter the court with her husband when her uncles attacked her, forcing her husband to flee.
A mother of two, Santra said that her family had also lauded her feat of rescuing the girl. “I only did my duty. I was managing the traffic when I saw the girl in distress,” she said.
Her brave act has been recognised and she was felicitated by the judges of the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday. Her name has also been recommended for promotion by traffic DCP Pooja Awana.
A happy Santra said that it was the heartfelt thanks that she received from the girl that moved her the most. “It has become the most cherished moment of my career,” she said.
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