Police officer with MBBS degree dusts off steth, heads Covid centre for cops
Harveer Dabas TNN
Bijnor:13.05.2021
Ganesh Kumar Gupta’s father, a street vendor in UP’s Gorakhpur, wanted to see him become a doctor. But Ganesh wanted to be a cop.
He thought about the dilemma and finally did something that made both of them happy. He got his MBBS degree and then sat for his Provincial Police Service (PPS) exam in 2018, cracking it to now hold the post of DSP in Bijnor.
Gupta's medical qualifications have come in handy. As Covid-19 struck and hundreds of policemen started falling ill, Gupta dusted off his stethoscope that he had packed and forgotten. After permission from his seniors, he then took charge of a new Covid-19 facility where scores of cops are being treated.
At least162 policemen have tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from panchayat election duty in Bijnor district alone. Forty more have symptoms and are awaiting their reports. With no beds in hospitals, the department opened a new ward to treat the affected policemen. And who better than Gupta to take charge of it.
“In such circumstances, circle officer Ganesh Gupta has come as a blessing. He is looking after all the policemen at the quarantine centre. Without him things would have been difficult for us. We all are proud of our officer,” said Dharamveer Singh, superintendent of police, Bijnor.
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