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Police Commissioner rewards personnel

October 25, 2020 02:03 am | Updated 02:03 am IST - CHENNAI

They were felicitated for rendering timely aid to civilians

Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal appreciated the bravery of three personnel who jumped into Adyar river and saved a youth who was drowning.

According to the police, sub-inspector Karthikeyan, grade I constable Subbiah Suresh and Armed Reserve constable Prasanth Shakthi Ayyapppan were on patrol in Adyar on Wednesday when they saw a youth jumping into the river from the bridge. They also jumped in and pulled him out. They administered first aid and took him to hospital.

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The police learned that he was Vishnuvarman, 25, of Kotturpuram, and he wanted to end his life.

In another incident, a woman constable was felicitated for assisting a labourer who was lying on the road after a sudden seizure. While Muthukrishnaveni, grade I constable, was on bandobust duty, she saw Muthukrishnan, 35, a loadman having a seizure. She immediately administered first aid and sent him in an ambulance to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital.

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