Hyderabad cop who cleared path for ambulance reaches out to patient

HYDERABAD: Five days after he shot to fame after a video showed him running almost 2 km to clear a traffic jam for an ambulance, Abids traffic constable G Babji, on Sunday said he reached out to the patient and found that he was recovering in hospital.
In a feeble voice, the patient, who is suffering from a heart ailment, greeted Babji, and that gave the constable immense satisfaction, he said.On November 2, when a senior citizen was being shifted in an ambulance from one hospital to another private hospital in Malakpet, the ambulance was stuck amid heavy traffic jam at Abids GPO crossing.
Babji, a 2010 batch constable, was posted at the crossing and on seeing an ambulance, ran from Abids GPO junction to Koti Andhra Bank, about 2 km to pave way for the ambulance, while clearing traffic. The patient is a senior citizen from Hayathnagar.
The patient’s nephew Satish, who sat in the ambulance, shot the video after he saw the constable running to clear the way. This video brought the effort of Babji to the spotlight as it went viral and was carried in these columns on November 5.
“I don’t know the patient’s name. But his nephew Satish came in touch with me. He made a video call and showed me the patient, who spoke only two words to me, saying Namaskaram Babji garu (Hello Mr Babji). It gave me lot of happiness. Later I met his family members in Hayathnagar, many locals also joined them and appreciated me a lot,” Babji told TOI.