Woman cop, who carried sick man on shoulder, is now an internet sensation

Woman cop, who carried sick man on shoulder, is now an internet sensation

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

12.11.2021

Inspector Rajeshwari of T P Chathiram, who was clearing an uprooted tree, received a call about a man lying unconscious at a cemetery at 8.30 pm. She rushed there believing the man would could be saved. A tree had fallen on him during the incessant rain that lashed Chennai.

The cop carried him on her shoulders to reach an autorickshaw which she had arranged for a hospital. In a 2-minute video that has now gone viral, Rajeshwari can be seen running frantically, carrying the man on her shoulders and shouting out to her colleagues there that he should be saved at any cost. She had covered him with blanket.

The man, identified as 28-year-old Udhayakumar, was admitted to an ICU and is said to be recovering well.i

Inspector Rajeshwari’s is no stranger to selfless public service. She had led a team that investigated sexual assault on a 11-year-old girl by over a dozen men in Ayanavaram in Chennai in 2018. In 1992, Rajeshwari received an appreciation letter for her exemplary work for saving lives in the Mahamaham stampede.

Senior police officers remember Rajeswari for her courage and humility. She was the only non-IPS officer to receive an award at a police conference a few years ago in Thrissur. She is known for rescuing destitute women.

A native of Theni district, Rajeshwari has emptied all her savings buying clothes and food every week for destitutes.

“I feel I should have some purpose in life and that would be helping the poor. It is more satisfying than anything else,” said Rajeshwari.