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Home / News / Mumbai News / This Mumbai lady cop broke laws to save a life
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This Mumbai lady cop broke laws to save a life

This Mumbai lady cop broke laws to save a life
Written by Pallabi C Samal
May 05, 2018, 09:34 pm 3 min read
This Mumbai lady cop broke laws to save a life

It's not just Mumbai Police's Twitter handle that's praiseworthy, even the deeds by its officers command an ovation. Urmila Kirdat, a lady officer, went beyond protocol, broke laws, all to save a 90-year-old man, when his relatives came to her for help. Her selfless act has garnered accolades on social media and otherwise, with even Mumbai top cop Datta Padsalgikar praising her on Twitter.

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Mumbai police chief applauds colleague's deed

Always a pleasure to witness our service being taken a notch higher! @MumbaiPolice is very happy to have been able to help you, Ashikeen Naazneen Balsara #MumbaiFirst pic.twitter.com/AcxOCXX4yO

— CP Mumbai Police (@CPMumbaiPolice) May 3, 2018
Worried duo
Despite repeated knocks, Balsara didn't open the door

On April 30, Naazneen visited her uncle, 90-year-old Eruch Balsara, at his Umrigar building flat in Dadar (E) around 5.30pm with another relative. Since both his wife and son were out of station at that time, the duo got food for Balsara. However, despite repeated knocks, he didn't open the door. Worried, both of them rushed to Matunga police station for help around 8.30pm.

Thin hope
Balsara was found lying on floor, unconscious but breathing

Duty-officer Kirdat assembled a team of three constables and API Jaywant Dambale and went to the spot. Due to the flat's ultra-security system, Kirdat failed to open the main door. The fire brigade was summoned, who broke the kitchen grill and entered the flat, after a 3-hour intense operation. To their shock, they found Balsara lying unconscious on the floor, but he was breathing.

Protocol broken
Kirdat put Balsara on stretcher in the police van

Naazneen said Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai has his regular medical support, and that's when Kirdat went beyond protocol. By rule, police would take a patient only till the nearest hospital; in this case it was Sion. However, Kirdat prioritized the old man's life over her protocol. Failing to manage an ambulance, Kirdat put Balsara on a stretcher in her police van.

Successful!
No oxygen in van+Mumbai's terrible traffic = risky endeavor

Given Mumbai's awful traffic and not having an oxygen mask in the van, it was a risky endeavor. When they got stuck in Mumbai Central, Kirdat decided to take the opposite route. While the constables cleared the traffic shouting 'Andar patient hai. Raasta khaali karo', they trudged ahead and reached the hospital from Dadar in 15-minutes flat, as against the usual 40-minutes.

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'Smiles on their faces gave me immense satisfaction'

"Naazneen contacted other family members, and by the time we reached Breach Candy close to midnight, a bed had already been booked in the ICU for Balsara. The smiles on the faces of the Balsara family gave me immense satisfaction," said Kirdat.

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Pallabi C Samal is an entertainment editor at NewsBytes. She has over seven years of experience in journalism and content development. She has previously worked with The Pioneer, The Quint, and Mid-Day on the national desk. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology from Bangalore University and a postgraduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from the Times School of Journalism.
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