A cop in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is being hailed a hero on Twitter. Tweeps in the country have shared “heartwarming” news reports about police constable Harendra Kumar, who stepped up to donate blood to help a woman during childbirth after none of her relatives, including her husband, could reach a hospital in Noida on April 20, due to the nationwide lockdown.
Tweep @1959Sheik posted: “We are grateful to these police personals who lended their helping hand on humanitarian grounds to a needy woman. Let us salute them proudly.”
According to a report by News agency PTI, Neha Thakur, 24, was pregnant and living in Delhi with her parents in Noida for the last six months. She was admitted to the district hospital on Monday where doctors told her that they would need two units of blood for the operation. Her 28-year-old husband was stuck due to the lockdown at his home in Delhi's Najafgarh and could not be present.
Her father Dilip Mishra said: "There's no conveyance available due to the lockdown, and I don't have any personal vehicle. I had to walk at least four times between the two hospitals as I desperately needed the blood for the operation.”
I called up our relatives in Delhi for blood but they were unable to come because of the lockdown restrictions. I also don't have any vehicle and getting a pass or permission would have taken much time. So I called up 112 for emergency service and sought help from police. Two cops came to the hospital and one of them offered to donate his blood to help my daughter.”
According to a police spokesperson, when they got the distress call, the message was relayed on their group to know if anybody could voluntarily donate blood and they got a positive response from officials deployed on police response vehicle (PRV) 4687.
"Constable Harendra Kumar and PRV pilot Pradeep Kumar immediately reached out to the caller and Harendra Kumar donated his blood at Kailash Hospital in Sector 27 that helped the father get equal unit of blood matching her daughter's blood type," the spokesperson said.
The operation was ultimately carried out around 10.30am on Tuesday and his daughter gave birth to a baby boy.
Reportedly, both mother and the baby are fine.
The family is grateful to the policemen and the medical staff who came to their help. "They are all like God to me... the policemen, the doctors, and whoever has come to the help of my family at this important time," Dilip Mishra added.
Meanwhile, the police spokesperson said constable Harendra Kumar and Pradeep Kumar have been awarded Rs5,000 (Dh240) from Dial 112 headquarters in Lucknow for this humanitarian act.
