Bengaluru cop stops President’s convoy to make way for ambulance; wins hearts on internet

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic East Division, Bengaluru City, Abhei Goyal took to Twitter to praise the officer’s presence of mind.

By: News Desk |
June 20, 2017 4:09 pm

A Bengaluru cop has won many hearts for stopping a convoy of President Pranab Mukherjee to make way for an ambulance. According to media reports, the traffic police sub-inspector has been identified as ML Nijalingappa. He was on Saturday deputed at the Bengaluru’s Trinity Circle, from where the president’s convoy was to pass through a busy junction.

After his decision to stop the president’s convoy, Nijalingappa has been rewarded by the Bengaluru Police for his noble gesture. President Pranab Mukherjee was in the city to inaugurate Metro’s Green Line on June 17.

The convoy was heading towards the Raj Bhavan when Nijalingappa saw an ambulance trying to find a way towards a private hospital near HAL. He quickly passed on the directions and allowed the ambulance to pass through the traffic-heavy road.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic East Division, Bengaluru City, Abhei Goyal later took to Twitter to praise the officer’s presence of mind.

PSI Sh Nijlingappa is rewarded for deftly allowing the ambulance before the 1st citizen of India. @blrcitytraffic gives way to _, do you? pic.twitter.com/KoI2nap14N

— DCP Traffic East (@DCPTrEastBCP) June 18, 2017

Praveen Sood, the Commissioner of Police, tweeted, “The policeman who took such initiative to be rewarded. Well done!”

The policeman who took such initiative to be rewarded. Well done! @AddlCPTraffic __ https://t.co/GJhFVBrAap

— Praveen Sood IPS (@CPBlr) June 18, 2017

The incident has gone viral on social media and Twitter has been buzzing with reactions to the news, with some said that what the officer did was to be expected and should not be hailed as an achievement, while many lauded the policeman’s decision.

Our @blrcitytraffic wisely allowed an ambulance with patient seconds before @RashtrapatiBhvn convoy arrived. Kudos! @BangaloreMirror video pic.twitter.com/cud60A5276

— Anantha Subramanyam (@Ananthaforu) June 17, 2017

in theory yes….but in the Indian context this is HUGE decision for a policeman to make…must be recognized and encouraged.

— Sarat Shanmukh (@SaratShanmukh) June 18, 2017

BTPs thinking has changed.high time people start respecting the police

— Sandeep Shirolkar (@sjshirolkar) June 17, 2017

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