Pramesh S Jain
Kindness is an act of bravery! – Kamal Pant, Commissioner of police:
A Traffic Police constable,Kasappa Kallur deployed at Cubbon Park Traffic Police Station in Bengaluru is receiving praise for saving the life of a person by changing the punctured tyre of the ambulance the patient was being transported in.
The constable was awarded a cash prize of Rs. 5,000 by Joint Commissioner of police (Traffic) Dr B.R Ravikanthe Gowda for his humanitarian act.
Kindness is an act of bravery! – Kamal Pant.
Proud of Constable Kasappa Kallur who turned savior when the ambulance carrying a brain tumor patient had a flat tyre.He helped the ambulance driver change the tire and the patient was able to reach the hospital in the nick of time.
His presence of mind and devotion to duty is praiseworthy. Well done!👏 ,Says Commissioner of police Kamal Pant.
While on one hand the traffic department is at the receiving end of brick bats from citizens in the last few days,they are also showing up as samaritan.
A traffic constable who was on his duty near CID junction helped a stranded ambulance to reach the hospital on time by changing deflated tyre.
Police Constable Kasappa Kallura was on duty at the CID junction when an ambulance heading from Maharani college junction towards Chalukya circle shifting a 45-year-old patient with neurological issue to hospital on an emergency situation on Tuesday.
When the ambulance reached the CID junction one of the tyre was deflated and lead to a panic situation.
The driver was called to get a replacement but he was not getting through after trying for 15 minutes the time was running short and the woman and her daughter accompanied the patient started crying in panic.
Kallura who was noticing this,reached near the ambulance,and immediately chaged the tyre by within minutes and asked the driver to carry on.
By then the other ambulance reached the spot to shift.But since shifting process may delay further,the ambulance driver drove off thanking the constable for timely help.
Few passers-by noticing this recorded the incident and put up on social media and appreciated Kallura for his help and he was praised by netizens on various social media platforms.
considering the good gesture,Joint commissioner of Police (Traffic ),Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda on Wednesday rewarded Kallura with Rs.5000 and a appreciation letter.
We rise to the occasion and do our beat at any given situation and this is the best example, senior officer told.
Police Constable Kasappa Kallur’s timely help to change the punctured tyre of an ambulance transporting a critically ill patient is truly inspiring.
A big salute to all our policemen and women who go beyond their call of duty to serve citizens.@DgpKarnataka @CPBlr Dr K Sudhakar, Health and Medical Education Minister said in his tweet.
Chief Minister of Karnataka,Basavaraj Bommai, Home Minister of Karnataka,Araga Jnanendra,Health and Medical Education Minister,Dr K Sudhakar,DG-IGP, Praveen Sood, Commissioner of police,Kamal Pant,Joint CP Traffic, Dr BR Ravikanthe Gowda, DCP Traffic East,Shantharaju M,ACP,Ramalingegowda,PI, Gopinath,and other senior officers and staff of cubbon park traffic appreciated the super cop,Kasappa Kallur who went beyond the call on duty and did a life saving act and a suitable and special reward will be given to the gud Samartian cop he added.
