Police Officers
Police Saved a Couple’s Life
In the Andheri area of Mumbai, a car lost control while descending a flyover and overturned twice. In this accident that occurred on Saturday, a couple survived fortunately only because they were wearing seatbelts and due to the traffic police. Just fifteen minutes before the accident, traffic police had stopped the couple’s car and insisted that they wear seatbelts. After surviving the accident, the couple thanked traffic police constable Pravin Kshirsagar from the Bandra Kurla Complex, calling him their ‘guardian angel’.
On Saturday, Gautam Rohra and his wife were travelling by car from the Bandra Kurla Complex area towards Andheri. It was raining heavily. At that time, Constable Pravin Kshirsagar, who was standing on the road, stopped Gautam’s car. He said, “Your wife is not wearing a seatbelt. The fine is one thousand rupees. The fine is not important, but if an accident occurs it could cost a life.” Saying this, he insisted that they wear seatbelts.
Within the next fifteen minutes, Gautam’s car reached the Andheri flyover and he lost control of the vehicle. While descending the flyover, the accident occurred and the car overturned twice. Although the car was badly damaged, Gautam and his wife suffered only minor injuries because they were wearing seatbelts.
Gautam and his wife realized that if Police Constable Pravin Kshirsagar had not insisted on wearing seatbelts, they might have lost their lives. They later visited the traffic police outpost at Bandra Kurla Complex and thanked Kshirsagar and his colleagues. The entire incident was shared on social media, and the Mumbai Police have been widely praised.
A Lost Laptop of a Woman Passenger Was Returned
On 05/10/2024, a woman passenger forgot her laptop in an auto rickshaw bearing number MH04HZ1251. The auto driver brought the laptop to the D.N. Nagar Traffic Department. Since the passenger was unknown, her identity could not be immediately confirmed.
However, since the payment to the auto driver had been made through Google Pay, Police Constables Vijendra Naik (090301) and Aniruddha Salunkhe (090523), under the guidance of In-charge Police Inspector Shri Ganesh Andhe, traced the passenger through the Google Pay details.
They obtained the mobile number of the passenger, Mrs. Harshada Rathod, resident of Borivali. She was called to the D.N. Nagar Traffic Chowky, where after proper verification, her forgotten laptop worth ₹50,000 was immediately returned to her.
Jumped into the Sea to Save a Drowning Woman
At B.D. Somani Junction in Mumbai, a woman was seen drowning in the sea. Havaldar Bhikaji Gosavi from the Mumbai Traffic Police force jumped into the sea without caring for his own life to rescue her.
While Bhikaji was on duty at Somani Junction in Cuffe Parade, he noticed an unknown woman jumping into the water. Without wasting time, he immediately informed the control room and jumped into the water to rescue her.
After bringing the woman out of the water, Bhikaji administered CPR to her. She was then immediately sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.