Policeman embarks on bicycle journey for awareness on financial contribution to martyrs' families

BENGALURU: With the aim of creating awareness about helping families of the soldiers who laid down their lives while on duty, a police constable Bhimashankar Madagyala from of Hanagunaki village in Chadachana, Karnataka is on a 10,000km-long journey on bicycle.


Starting on September 5, 2018, he is scheduled to reach Delhi in about four months after travelling through 20 states. The police department has already granted a leave of four months to Madagyala for this noble cause. Read this story in Kannada

In collaboration with the Government of India,

Bollywood

actor Akshay Kumar launched 'Bharat Ke Veer' website on January 20, 2018 where people can contribute to the families of the martyrs. At present, people are not aware about the website from where they can directly contribute for the martyrs' families.

Madagyala aims to make people aware about this website. People can make financial contribution from Re 1 to Rs 15 lakh through this website.

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