Two police constables rewarded for helping pregnant woman get down from local train
Two police Constables, Dhanasekaran and Manikandan have been rewarded for helping a pregnant woman get down from a local train stranded due to a signal disorder in Tamil Nadu.
According to the reports of an English leading daily, at 10.30 a.m on Saturday, local train services across the city came to a halt on account of a signal failure. Several trains were stopped between stations.
The police control room was inundated with several calls from people seeking assistance. Out of which on-call mentioned a woman who was stuck in a compartment and was unable to disembark owing to the large gap between the step and the tracks. They had been stranded for over two hours.
Police personnel in the control room alerted patrolling teams of Esplanade and Flower Bazaar police stations. Two Armed Reserve personnel — Dhanasekaran and Manikandan — who were on patrol duty rushed to the spot.
The constables offered their back and shoulders as a ladder for the women to step on and alight. Among them were several elderly women and a pregnant woman. A television journalist Mahesh joined in the rescue effort. Mr. Viswanathan appreciated Dhanasekaran and Manikandan for helping the women.
Former career international diplomat Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter to congratulate the two constables.
