Nagpur: Traffic head constable Shehnaz Ansari, attached to Kamptee division, helped a devotee get back a lost cell phone in the early hours of Chhath puja last week near Kamptee river, where a sizeable crowd had gathered for rituals.
State home minister Anil Deshmukh lauded Ansari on social media.
Ansari, deployed on bandobast duty since 3.30am, picked up the high-end cell phone lying on the road after a passer-by pointed it out to her. “I picked up the cell phone and tried to see whether it had any kind of lock. Thankfully, there was no lock and I could operate it,” said Ansari.
Ansari traced a contact in the phone with the name ‘papa’. “I dialled the number, and a man answered the call. He seemed to be at the same location as similar noises could be heard in the background,” she said. “The family had not even realized that the cell phone had been dropped. They rushed to locate me after I informed the family member that the cell phone was in my possession,” said the traffic cop.
Ansari said the family was a relieved after the cell phone was returned to them.
Ansari had won accolades in the media earlier for rescuing a vagabond with a serious injury on his leg, and getting him admitted at a hospital.