As they say, not all superheroes wear capes. Gamdevi resident Shamala Jayaram's story proved it as a police went beyond his duty to save her by running errands for her as she lives alone.

Shamala suffers from diabetes and was in a bit of a spot on Saturday as the tablets she took for blood sugar control had run out. She said, "I called up constable Shivaji Borse who used to visit my home often as part of a routine to check on senior citizens living alone. I asked him to help me get medicines."