Cop buys new bicycle for accident victim

Coimbatore: An inspector of the city traffic police bought a new bicycle for a minor boy who lost his bicycle in an accident on Thadagam Road two weeks ago.
Subash Chandrabose, 14, a class IX student from Milk Company on Thadagam Road, also works in a panipuri stall at RS Puram. His father is an autorickshaw driver while his mother is a daily wage labourer. Subash earns Rs 100 per day. He goes to work in a bicycle belonging to his friend in the same locality. Two weeks ago, the boy was returning home during night hours after completing his work when a speeding car hit the bicycle from behind. Subash suffered severe head injuries but the car driver escaped. The bicycle was completely damaged.
“I was told about the boy’s family condition and he going to work during the pandemic to earn for family. So, I visited the boy’s house and met his parents and neighbours, who told me that Subash loves his bicycle and they were planning to pool money to buy a new bicycle for him,” city traffic police inspector M Prathap Singh said. After Subash returned home from the hospital, Prathap Sing took him to a bicycle shop and bought him a new cycle. The inspector shelled out Rs 4,800 from his pocket to buy the bicycle for Subash.