GRP staff says sorry to Samaritan Tiwari
The post got 4,700 reactions from its users, ranging from accolades for saving a life to dismay at the police’s conduct.
Mumbai: Samaritan Shravan Tiwari (28), a MBA who works at an Andheri-based firm, received a verbal apology from a senior GRP official for their conduct after he rushed an injured unconscious man lying on the edge of a platform at Charni Road railway station to a private hospital on Saturday in a bid to save his life.
To his horror, Tiwari was later allegedly chided by several GRP officials for rushing the man to a hospital on his own and not waiting for the cops.
“A few officials told me that policemen get Rs 3,000 for rescuing persons needing emergency medical help. They asked why I had not let them do their job. I told them that it was more important for me to save the man’s life by acting on time,” Tiwari told The Asian Age.
Tiwari was on his way to Goregaon on Saturday night when he spotted a bleeding man at the end of the platform number 3 of Charni Road station. He immediately rushed him to the nearest hospital. The injured man, Sawant has now been shifted to the state run JJ Hospital as he is out of danger.
Tiwari narrated his ordeal on Facebook after which his post went viral, drawing over 4,700 reactions from its users, ranging from accolades for saving a life to dismay at the police’s conduct.
Speaking to this paper, Tiwari said, “I shared the incident, not with an intention to shame anyone, but to stand up for a cause. If a person is in need of medical aid, one must go and help, despite many people being against it.” He further added, “If I see anyone else, I will still go and help. Now I am just waiting for the higher officials to look into the matter, and take strict action against the cops who misbehaved.”
Criticising the railway police’s conduct on this issue, a Facebook user commented- “Some immediate action must be taken against these police officers. If police can't do anything, at least they must let people do doing something.”
Criticising the railway police’s conduct on this issue, a Facebook user commented- “Some immediate action must be taken against these police officers. If police can't do anything, at least they must let people do doing something.”