Andhra DGP salutes woman who gave cold drinks to cops
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police Gautam Sawang on Saturday saluted a woman for her magnanimous gesture of distributing cold drinks among policemen doing their duty amid the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
A video of the woman giving two big bottles of soft drinks to the policemen had gone viral on social media.
DGP AP, Shri Gautam Sawang, IPS saluted the magnanimous gesture of Smt Lokamani of East Godavari District who on receiving her monthly salary of Rs.3,500 bought cold drinks for the police staff who were working in this extreme heat #Kindness #PolicingthePandemic #APpolice #COVID pic.twitter.com/3yzSPXpZYU
— AP Police (@APPOLICE100) April 18, 2020
Lokamani, who works in a private school in East Godavari district and earns Rs.3,500 per month, earned all-round praise for her gesture.
The police chief was also impressed with the woman’s gesture and on Saturday he interacted with her through a video conference.
“Two days ago your video went viral on social media. You showed your motherly affection for the policemen on duty. The same day I asked the officers to trace you so that I can thank you. I salute you for what you have done. The government and the police are working day and night for people like you,” the police chief said.
IANS
