Cuttack: A family, which met with a road accident at Telengapentha near Odisha’s Cuttack city on Saturday, found a Good Samaritan in Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra.
According to sources, the Minister, who was passing by, stopped his convoy to oversee the rescue of Ananta Kumar Sahu, his wife, and their two children, who were injured in the mishap. He not only promptly arranged for the victims to be transported to a nearby hospital using one of his escort vehicles but also directed hospital authorities to ensure swift and proper medical care for them.
Mohapatra was also seen at the hospital, ensuring that the children are properly taken care of.
The Odisha State Transport Authority took to its X handle to highlight the incident. “Thank you very much for the humanity of the Hon’ble Urban Development Minister @dr_kcmahapatra. Four members of a family met with a road accident in Telangana. The Hon’ble Minister, who was passing by on that road, immediately stopped and helped the accident victims. He took them to the hospital in his escort vehicle,” it wrote.