Onlookers shot videos of dying K'taka cop

Category : Social culture Mysuru : As inspector Mahesh Kumar lay gasping in the front passenger seat of the mangled police jeep on NH-212 on Saturday evening, a few witnesses pulled out their mobile phones and recorded the police officer bleeding to death. Precious minutes ticked by, but no one bothered to shift him to hospital. The road accident near Chikkalli, that claimed the lives of two police officers, only highlighted the insensitivity of eye witnesses during such a horrifying accident. By the time SP Ravi Channannanavar reached the spot, 10 minutes had passed and Mahesh Kumar was sinking. It took them another 10 minutes to extricate the officer from the remains of the jeep and shift him to hospital. Although his condition was bad, there was still a slim chance that he may have survived, had he been shifted to hospital by onlookers. An officer said people are still fearful of the consequences of rescuing a road accident victim, and there is a need to create awareness among the public. KSRTC bus driver Basavaraj, who received minor injuries, told police that the jeep had crossed the median, which resulted in the accident. Mahesh Kumar and jeep driver Lakshman were heading towards Suttur village when the tragedy happened. The jeep toppled and fell into a roadside gorge after hitting the bus near Chikkalli, some 11 km from Mysuru. ( The Times of India, Madurai, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 ) Courtesy : MPS