Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Feb 24: Revana Siddappa, the traffic police, whose video of repairing the iron strip that had come off the concrete road near Bunts Hostel in the city that went viral on the social sites, was awarded Rs 5000 at the end of the police phone-in programme on Friday, February 23 by T R Suresh, police commissioner.

Few days ago, an iron plate had come off, due to wear and tear, on the concrete road that was leading to Mallikatta from Bunts Hostel due to the heavy traffic. Drivers were driving on the road without noticing the strip that might have caused danger to them if got stuck in between the wheels of the vehicle. Though the public had brought this to the notice of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) officials, corrective action was not taken.

Revana Siddappa, who noticed the danger that the lifted metal strip may cause to the drivers, sat on the road and hammered it back onto the concrete road. The video was taken by onlookers and was shared on social sites. 

Speaking after honouring Revana Siddappa, police commissioner, T R Suresh said, "The social concern, displayed along with his duty, by traffic police Revana Siddappa is exemplary and appreciable. It is very rare to find people in the police department, who do this kind of work out of social concern."

Deputy Commissioners of police, Hanumantharaya and Uma Prashant, assistant commissioners of police, Manjunath Shetty and Valentine D'Souza, Inspectors, Shivaprakash, Amanulla and Manjunath, assistant sub-inspector Yousuf and head constable Purushothama were present on the occasion.