Praises pour in for Bengaluru's good Samaritan cop

Head Constable Kumar offered to pay for treatment since the driver's family wasn't around, informed the driver's kin about the incident and waited for them to arrive at the hospital

Social media is abuzz with praises for a Bengaluru traffic cop whose timely intervention saved a man's life. An eyewitness to the act, Shankar Vishwanathan wrote a mail to the Bengaluru City Police describing how traffic Head Constable Kumar C jumped in to help a family on Wednesday morning.

In his mail Vishwanathan spoke of how Kumar acted swiftly after being approched for help by a woman whose driver was experiencing chest pain. "He immediately took control, moved the driver to the passenger seat and drove to Mallige Hospital. He also instructed the cardiac care section staff to start treatment immediately", he said.

He further added that Head Constable Kumar offered to pay for treatment since the driver's family wasn't around, informed the driver's kin about the incident and waited for them to arrive at the hospital. In a mail full of praises for the cop, this Bengalurean complimented the police department as well.

Kumar C is a head constable with High grounds police and was discharging duty at Windsor Manor Circle on Wednesday morning when the incident took place.

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