Cops help lonely elderly couples with essentials

Coimbatore: The city police have met 371 elderly couples, who are staying alone, in person in the past two days to arrange grocery items, medicines and other essentials to them.
G Stalin, city deputy commissioner of police (law & order), said the cops would meet the elderly couples in person twice a week. “The senior citizens can also contact us at any time for any help. We are happy to render our services to them, especially during this pandemic time.”
City police commissioner Deepak M Damor had earlier instructed the beat police officers to visit the senior citizens at their houses and keep in touch with them over mobile phone. They were also told to help such couples with groceries and medicines during the intense lockdown.
The beat police officers said they had been meeting the elderly couples in the past two days.
“Some couples asked the officers to arrange medicines for them. The beat officers in turn contacted the nearby medical stores and asked them to supply medicines to them. The officers have also directed vegetable vendors to ensure supply to some elderly couples based on their request. The officers will meet the elderly couples at their houses twice a week,” Stalin said.