Citizens gift helmets to cops

Over 40 helmets handed over to overcome marshals and law enforcement officials deployed at district courts for issuing summons; funds accrued by residents

While on-duty policemen put in force the obligatory helmet rule to keep away from main head injuries to bikers in case of any highway mishaps, in certain scenarios they could themselves be in danger. The risk will increase exponentially when they're themselves patrolling the town roads on two-wheelers. In order to pay off their debt, a Pradhikaran-based workforce of electorate on Saturday proficient helmets to law enforcement officials connected with Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissionerate in a proper ceremony.

Over 40 helmets were proficient to overcome marshals and other law enforcement officials deployed at the district courts intended to factor summons. As part of the primary section, these helmets got to policemen connected with Nigdi and Chikhali police stations.

The contributors of the electorate’ workforce, Pradhikaran Nagari Suraksha Samiti, accrued the fund from their own housing societies.

Talking to Pune Mirror, Vijay Patil, president of the crowd and resident of Krushna Society in Nigdi, said, “It is the law enforcement officials who protect our lives and property with out regard for long operating hours. As electorate it is our obligation to believe their sacrifice and contribution to society. Taking this side under consideration, we made up our minds to distribute helmets some of the law enforcement officials.”

“The law enforcement officials roam the streets round-the-clock on their two wheelers to perform their patrolling and court docket tasks. We noticed that they're with out helmet and their lives are at stake. They even have households and youngsters who completely depend upon them. Through this initiative we simply sought after to avoid wasting their lives as gratitude against them,” said Patil.

Vijay Munor, every other member and resident of Ganesh Lake society said, “Every year the police behavior highway safety campaigns for our safety. This year we made up our minds to rejoice Republic Day by showing our fear for their safety.”

Santosh Chavan, resident of Vijay Colony in Pradhikaran, said, “In order to convince the police about imaginable hazards to their circle of relatives, we proficient helmets through the arms of a small girl —Shrisha Gaikwad. In the following spherical we have now plans to gift more helmets to policemen from other stations.”

Vivek Mugalikar, in-charge of Chikhli police station, said, “We are glad that electorate also are taking into consideration our efforts and sacrifice. Gifting us helmets confirmed that they have got equal fear about our lifestyles and circle of relatives. These items indubitably supplied us power to fight for the reason to which we have now been assigned.”

Amarnath Waghmode, senior inspector connected with Nigdi police station, said, “We respect folks’s feeling and requested our personal group of workers to stay the use of the helmets. This is the primary time electorate have given us one of these treasured gift.”