Cops donate blood to save a woman’s life in Bhagalpur

Ramashankar | TNN | Apr 6, 2020, 04:00 IST

PATNA: At a time when the police are overstressed to meet the challenges posed by Covid-19 outbreak, four policemen posted in Bhagalpur have set an example by donating blood to save the life of a woman undergoing treatment in the local government hospital.
The four cops headed by Babarganj police station SHO Pawan Kumar Singh donated four units of blood to a woman, who was to be operated upon soon after she developed complications due to appendicitis. The 36-year-old woman, Suman Devi of Banka district, required seven units of blood for the operation.
As the patient’s condition had deteriorated, her relative Awadhesh Kumar contacted his other relatives to donate blood, but they all expressed their inability due to nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
Then an idea struck Kumar and he went to the nearby Sheetla Sthan Chowk where he met SHO Pawan, who along with City SP was on the patrol duty. Kumar narrated his ordeal and asked for his help to save a human life.
Pawan rushed to the police station, summoned his three subordinates — Baloo Kumar, Shiv Shanker and Neeraj Kumar (all constables) and asked them to accompany him to the Mayaganj hospital where they all donated four units of blood. The doctor and the paramedical staff of the hospital were all praise for the cops.
“Rakt daan, maha daan (Blood donation is the supreme sacrifice),” said the SHO. “I have done what I am supposed to do,” he said while thanking his subordinates for donating blood to save a human life.
“I have no words to express my gratitude to the men in uniform. In fact, their cooperation has changed my perception about the police,” Kumar said.
Bhagalpur SSP Ashish Bharti also praised his subordinates for supporting a man in dire need of help. “Such an action by the police will certainly left a memorable imprint on the minds of the family members in particular and other people in general,” he added.
The SSP is himself helping the poor during the lockdown. He is learnt to have distributed food packets among the members of Dalit community and deprived people.