Tirupur cop helps woman with learning difficulties reunite with her family

Coimbatore: A young woman with learning difficulties, who had gone missing, was reunited with her family on Sunday, thanks to timely intervention by a police head constable from Tirupur.
On May 29, head constable R Suresh from Tirupur rural police station was on patrolling duty in Kasipalayam when he found the young woman ambling aimlessly on the roadside. He offered her a cup of tea and biscuits, but she refused. Later, he came to know that the woman had mental health issues. He convinced her and took her to a shelter home at S Periyapalayam as he was not able to get details about her identity.
The next day, he posted her photograph on his Facebook page and requested people to contact him if they knew her relatives. On May 31, A Salim from Sarangadu in Tirupur responded to his post and said that the young woman was his younger sister who had gone missing on Friday.
“I asked Salim to bring valid documents to prove his identity in order to get back his sister. After verifying his documents (Aadhar card, ration card), I confirmed that the woman was the younger sister of Salim,” said Suresh.
The head constable contacted the shelter home on Monday and asked the administration to send the young woman with Salim. He also arranged a vehicle to help the woman reach her home at Sarangadu.
Tirupur city police posted the extraordinary efforts of the head constable on its Twitter handle on Monday. Tirupur police commissioner Sanjay Kumar and deputy commissioner of police V Badri Narayanan congratulated Suresh for his efforts.