Punjab cops escort pregnant woman to hospital

Barnala, April 17

The Munshi of the Tallewal police station here received an unusual call from a family of Cheeniwal Khurd, seeking help in taking their pregnant daughter suffering from labour pain to a hospital.

Wasting no time, Munshi immediately informed cops on patrolling duty who then took her to a hospital, where she delivered a boy.

On Friday, Barnala SSP Sandeep Goel honoured all three cops with certificates.

“Due to the ongoing curfew, no one was willing to even come out of their houses. Since with every passing second, the pain was aggravating, we decided to call the Munshi, who assured us full cooperation. Initially, we were sceptical, as we knew it was not the job of cops to help in such situations. However, as assured, three cops reached our house within few minutes. My sister has given birth to a boy and she had a normal delivery,” said Pargat Singh, brother of Nancy Kaur, who was discharged from the hospital on Thursday evening.

After getting information, ASI Parmjit Singh and head constables Lakhbir Singh and Sukhpal Singh reached the house of the woman in need. “We were patrolling an area when we got a call from Munshi. After we came to know about the situation, we immediately rushed to the house of the woman,” head constable Lakhbir Singh told The Tribune. — TNS