‘Dial 112’ cops step in hour of need, arrange medicines for cancer patient in Kheri

Bareilly: When a family in Neemgaon area of Lakhimpur Kheri was desperately seeking help to get medicines for a cancer patient delivered from Lucknow, a Police Response Vehicle (PRV) of ‘Dial 112’ stepped in the hour of need and ensured that the “life-saving” drugs reach the patient.‘Dial 112’ cops had received a call from one Rajkumar who wanted to know whether they can deliver the medicines from Lucknow for his wife Rama Devi, who is suffering from cancer.Rajkumar told the police that his wife was getting treatment from Lucknow and he was not able to go there due to lockdown restrictions.The PRV in-charge in Kheri, Dharmesh Gautam and assistant Ravindra Singh, shared the information with the control room and coordinated with other PRVs and ensured that the medicines are arranged for Rama Devi.Gautam said, “The payment of the medicine was already done. We contacted a PRV in Lucknow and got the medicines delivered to Neemgaon police station. We later provided the medicines to Rajkumar late on Saturday night.”Meanwhile, in another humanitarian effort, a Muslim woman, who has been fasting for Ramzaan, donated blood for a Hindu man, who was battling for life in Mishrana locality in Lakhimpur city on Sunday.Vijay Kumar Rastogi was in urgent need of O-positive blood, and given its rarity, it was not available at the blood bank, following which the information was shared on social media through an NGO.Soon, Alisha Khan approached the NGO and offered to donate blood.Alisha said, “Helping someone in the need is also a part of prayer offered to Allah, and I am doing the same.”