#GoodNews: Assam Cop Stands on Duty Amid Storm, Becomes a Star
Assam Police hailed AB Constable, Mithun Das for his “exceptional devotion towards duty.”
A video of a traffic police constable from Assam is doing rounds on social media, after it showed the policeman performing his duty amid a thunder shower that lashed the state capital around noon.
In the video, the police official Mithun Das can be seen standing bold without a raincoat – at the busy Basistha traffic intersection in Guwahati, despite heavy rainfall.
As the video started doing rounds, Assam police also hailed Das's commitment and took the moment to Twitter. In a post, the police department said, "Dedication is thy name! We salute AB Constable Mithun Das (Basistha PS) of @GuwahatiPol, for his exceptional devotion towards duty and showing us how dedication can turn a storm into a sprinkle." [sic]
Speaking to Hindustan Times, Das said, “My duty hours were from 7 am to 12 pm. The storm started around 5 minutes before noon, but since my replacement hadn’t come, I continued my job in the rain for nearly 20 minutes.”
The daily quoting Guwahati police commissioner Deepak Kumar added that the police department will soon award Das for exemplary duty.
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The incident was also hailed by passerby as they shared the moment on Twitter.
(With inputs from Hindustan Times)
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