A Bengaluru police officer went beyond his call of duty to save the life of a bird. While a majority of users thanked the policeman for his selfless service, others were worried about his safety.
Call of Duty
In a video, a traffic policeman named Suresh from the Rajajinagar traffic police station was seen climbing a hoarding to untie a thread wrapped around a pigeon. After being freed, the bird flew away. However, the cop was without any safety gear, which left many users concerned.
The video was shared on social media by Kuldeep Kumar R Jain, Bengaluru’s deputy commissioner of traffic police (west). He praised the policeman and wrote, “The hidden and unexplored side of policemen. Well done Mr. Suresh…”
The hidden and unexplored side of a policemen. Well done Mr Suresh from @rajajinagartrps pic.twitter.com/D9XwJ60Npz
— Kuldeep Kumar R. Jain, IPS (@DCPTrWestBCP) December 30, 2022
Twitter Reactions
While several users commended the bravery of Suresh, few others were worried about his safety as no precautions were taken.
This is beyond the call of his duty. Please ensure he is suitably awarded. https://t.co/UQjy3v2hoW
— Angootha Chap (@hebbetu) December 31, 2022
Excellent job ! While this is such a lovely gesture please use harness belt and helmet next time . It takes lots of efforts and trainings to be a cop so we should not be negligent even while carrying such generous tasks .
— Vinay (@VinVachan) January 1, 2023
Sir, Without safety and precautions please don't encourage such actions. In the event of adverse consequences I am pretty sure none will come in support for his family throughout his life.
— Ajay HP ?? (@HPAjay) December 30, 2022
Appreciate the action but not at the cost of safety. Like how you insist on helmets for all riders, safety should be a priority for the policeman as well. He too has a family back home.???
— Sahana (@Sahanasatianaat) December 30, 2022
Our men in uniform are always doing duty beyond their KRAs, whenever the system fails BBMP/BWSSB/BESCOM, our men uniform is always doing duty.
— Manav (@manavdas) December 31, 2022
Excellent intent and gesture.. however, it would have been better to see the policeman able to quickly arrange and use safety gears. Can we equip our PCR vehicles with emergency/ safety kits, and train our staff to use those?
— Manish Aggarwal (@agg_manish04) December 31, 2022
