Bihar Police HQ launches helpline for elderly

Debashish Karmakar | TNN | Updated: Apr 16, 2020, 07:19 IST

Dedicated police teams have been formed in each district to help elderly people round-the-clock in providing medical and other emergency assistance amid the lockdown.

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PATNA: The state policemen are not only busy enforcing the lockdown sternly in order to contain Covid-19 spread, but also extending all possible assistance to elderly and ailing people in home delivery of medicines and other essential items.
Dedicated police teams have been formed in each district to help elderly people round-the-clock in providing medical and other emergency assistance amid the lockdown.
The state police headquarters has issued two WhatsApp helpline numbers — 9431820403 and 9905876443 — for seeking assistance. Both numbers have been shared on Bihar Police’s official Facebook page.
DGP Gupteshwar Pandey said he has instructed all SPs and SSPs to form dedicated teams under DSP (headquarters) in every district for helping the old and ailing people who have no one to assist at home.
“Several such people are in need of food or medicine amid lockdown. They might even require ambulance in emergency. The district level police teams would look after these requirements. If required, police would ensure even home delivery of medicines to such needy elderly persons from market besides taking them to hospital or providing ambulance service when needed,” Pandey said.
He said instruction had been issued to the dedicated teams to be kept ready with vehicles for any emergency help to the ailing and old people. Police have already come forward at several places in most generous way and even donated blood and distributed food packets among the hungry and elderly persons.
The DGP also said the lockdown period is an opportunity for policemen to improve their public image by doing good work.
“SPs and SSPs have already been instructed to create a catalogue of policemen from the rank of constables to officers involved in helping people amid Covid-19 pandemic. We will hold a programme in Patna after situation normalizes and felicitate all such policemen,” he added.