Bargarh SP & Khaprakhol BDO Turn Good Samaritans, Earn Praise From Odisha CM

By OB Bureau On Dec 5, 2018

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was all praise for Bargarh SP Mukesh Bhamoo and Khaprakhol BDO Tarani Suna for being empathetic and their dedication to duty.

He tweeted:

An empathetic attitude and dedication towards duty makes all the difference. Appreciate exemplary acts of humanity by Bargarh SP Mukesh Bhamoo & Khaprakhol BDO Tarani Suna. SP sends accident victims in his car & takes a lift to office & BDO carried body of destitute for cremation pic.twitter.com/vEK3Clg8Hx

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 5, 2018

Beyond the call of duty, the Bargarh SP had helped two accident victims while the BDO shattered some societal stigma by carrying the body of an abandoned old man.

According to sources, two persons, identified as Ganesh Bhati and Hemant Bhue of Attabira, were injured after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Patharla in Bargarh district on Tuesday.

The locals could not arrange any conveyance immediately to shift the victims, who were bleeding profusely, to hospital.

The SP happened to pass by while returning from Ainlapali firing range to his office in a car. On seeing the injured, he got down and sent the duo to hospital in his car.

Later, he took lift from another vehicle to reach office.

Similarly, the BDO set an example by carrying the body of an old man on his shoulders for cremation after residents of Banjipali in Balangir district refused to conduct the last rites fearing social ostracism.

The old man, Nath Baba, belonged to the Banjara community in Maharashtra. He had come to the area along with his gypsy group two years ago but was left behind as he was too old to move. He earned a living by palm reading and begging and stayed at the passenger rest shed in the village.

He had been keeping unwell lately and was found dead on Tuesday morning. As he was an outsider, the body was left untouched.

On being informed, the BDO tried to persuade the villagers to take the body for cremation but none agreed. He then lifted the dead body on his shoulders and with the help of three other social workers, Prabin Purohit, Rana Pradhan and Chaturbhuja Kumbhar, carried it for over 2 kms to the cremation ground. He also lit the pyre fire.

The old man’s relatives and community members, who were near Sohella in Bargarh district, reached Banjipali in the evening and expressed their gratitude to the BDO for his humanitarian act.