Saddened by the plight of 90 year old man’s , SSP Srinagar backed him as a son

Srinagar: The social media posts regarding the 90-year-old man from Srinagar has brought tears into the eyes of a top policeman, who has decided to pay Rs one lakh from his pocket to the elderly man.

Notably, a 90-year-street food vendor identified as Abdul Rehman was robbed on Saturday evening in the Old City of Srinagar. He was reportedly thrashed by some burglars at Bohri Kadal and around Rs one lakh was snatched from him, which he had saved for his last rites.

Abdul Rehman who sells street food at downtown Srinagar has no one besides him to earn. He lives alone at his home.

In this old age when Rehman should be at home caring for his health, yet the helplessness and aloofness has made him to work tirelessly in order to earn a penny for his daily livelihood.

However, soon after the plight of the elderly man surfaced on the social media, Srinagar police Chief Sandeep Chaudhary decided to pay Rs one lakh from his pocket to him.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar said that when he saw his video on internet, he couldn’t bear the helplessness the elderly man was facing. “So, I decided to help him and give him Rs one lakh to him from my own pocket till the burglars will be arrested.”

Helping a person, who works tirelessly just to earn a penny, is itself a service to humanity, he said, adding that the elderly was also beaten up by the robbers and then his money was snatched by them.

“After seeing this heart wrenching video, I decided to help him before the robbers are caught,” he said.

“Sometimes it takes time to catch the culprits. I saw his face and I was distressed to see his helplessness. Money is not a problem. First of all we are humans and humanity is above all else. He has no one in his family to take care of him and to help him in this situation. So, I decided to help him in a small way,” Chaudhary said.

If he had a son, didn’t he had helped his father if he found him distressed, so I did the same, he added.

SSP said usually old men take along their money because of the fear of misplacing it. “He had Rs 1.60 lakh with him. In one pocket, he had Rs one lakh and in another, he had Rs 60,000. Robbers looted Rs one lakh. For a poor man, saving so much money takes life. I was extremely saddened to hear this incident,” he said.

Meanwhile, police have registered a case and investigation has been put on the fast track. “We showed him the pictures of some suspects yesterday, but he could not identify anyone. The investigation is on,” SSP said. (KNS)

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