Meerut: A 57-year-old Uttar Pradesh policeman is being hailed for his grit and dedication to his duty after he put a stranger man’s life over his own daughter’s death.
Head constable Bhupendra Tomar was on his usual duty with his team at 9 am on February 23 when they received a call about a man who was lying on the road with multiple stab injuries, reports the Times of India. As the team began to rush to the spot, Tomar received another call – one telling him that his 27-year-old daughter had died suddenly.
In shock, even as his team insisted that he head home, Tomar collected himself and told his team to proceed to save the stranger who was battling for life. He rushed the critically injured man, a veterinarian, to the hospital, and saved his life. Only after he reached home after ensuring the man’s health, Tomar gave himself time to grieve his daughter’s death.
“Leave the dead behind and save those alive is the credo that I follow. I don’t think I have done anything exceptional,” Tomar told TOI.
Tomar’s daughter had been married only for a year and she worked as a nurse at a primary health centre in Meerut’s Buxar locality. She collapsed in the washroom and died, leaving her family in a state of shock.
Tomar recounted how he received a call on the way to the site where the man had been attacked.
“I knew I had to save the injured man,” Tomar told reporters.
Tomar was recently felicitated for his grit and commitment to duty. He was also felicitated by Saharanpur deputy inspector general of police (DIG), Sharad Sachan, and senior superintendent of police (SSP), Saharanpur, Babloo Kumar. The Director-General of police, O P Singh, has promised Tomar’s family of all help that they would need in this time of grief.
source: Times of India