Mumbai cop's quick thinking saves infant who swallowed safety pin

A Mumbai Police constable has been showered with appreciation on Twitter for his quickthinking that saved a 14dayold babyrsquos life The police department shared the post explaining how the constable helped the parents of the baby reach a hospital on time after the infant had accidentally swallowed a safety pinThe police department took to the microblogging platform to narrate how the worried parents of the baby who was choking on a safety pin were out on the road trying to take him to the hospital Constable S Kolekar spotted the parents and helped them reach KEM Hospital in his own vehicle The child received medical help on time and his life was savedWhen in doubt find your nearest cop said the department in the tweet before narrating the entire incident On the photo of the constable the police department posted a message using puns lsquoCitizenrsquos Safety Pinned to the toprsquo along with the hashtag MumbaiFirstWhen in doubt find your nearest copA 14 day old baby was choking on a safety pin he had accidentally swallowed PC SKolekar spotted the worried parents on the road amp rushed the kid to KEM using his own vehicle where the child received timely treatmentMumbaiFirst pictwittercomyCVNxFQKvWmdash Mumbai Police MumbaiPolice June 18 2020The incident struck a chord with the netizens as the post shared on Thursday garnered more than 5900 likes and was retweeted more than 700 times The users commenting on the post praised the Mumbai Police and the constable for his timely intervention and his quick thinking that helped in saving the childs lifeHeres how the Twitterati respondedCan not imagine what parents might have felt after their child was taken to hospital by this Godrsquos representative in police uniformmdash Vijay Dani danivijay6 June 18 2020That is amazing PC SKolekarmdash Kajol Srinivasan LOLrakshak June 18 2020Well done ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0091AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008d Mumbai police Salute to constablemdash True Hindu NileshGogri2 June 18 2020Very good pls keep it up your good work We are proud of youmdash RAHUL AWARI RAHULAWARI June 18 2020Proud of Mumbai Police The bestmdash Stay Safe stayhomehappy1 June 18 2020Respect Love you Mumbai Police for all that you do for the peoplemdash Nilay Savla SavlaNilay June 18 2020So proud Mumbai Police heartsiumlcedilAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fmdash Sonali Shelar sonalishelar June 18 2020God bless the Manmdash agravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0085agravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0097agravecurrencedilagraveyenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrencurrenagraveyenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenmacr Agustya26 June 18 2020And who saysthat we donrsquot have angels on earthMore power to kolekar saheb mdash Incredibleindian aloksri25133032 June 18 2020Pranaam and Naman to PC SKolekarji for saving a childs lifemdash Czarr Czarr18 June 18 2020Pranaam and Naman to PC SKolekarji for saving a childs lifemdash Czarr Czarr18 June 18 2020Kolekar sahab ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0099AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008aethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0098AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008amdash Sushil Kumar Sharma sushilksh June 18 2020Proud of you officerethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0090ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0092AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0090ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0091AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dmdash agravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0085agravecurrenumlagraveyenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0081agravecurrenordf agravecurrenmicroagravecurreniquest agravecurrenordfagravecurreniquestagravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0082agravecurrenordfagravecurrendegagravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0095agravecurrendeg SapnAnup June 18 2020Well done we need officers like youmdash Bhoopendar Maheshwari BhoopendarMahe2 June 18 2020Wah Bravo This is what we common people expect from Mumbai Police This will raise respect and confidence in public Thanks for all help and services you all are providing We are proud of youmdash madhanihiren madhanihiren1 June 18 2020Indeed great gesture Reassuringmdash Limited Liberal dont_buck June 18 2020Real Heroso very proud of himmdash Harish Raja hraja2016 June 18 2020Fantastic salute and kudos ethAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0091AcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008dmdash Saumya Mondal smondal1977 June 18 2020Thank you Kolekar Sir For your wonderful super good action Of saving a 14 days Olds life Keep doing such good work mdash Nikhil C Desai NikhilCDesai1 June 18 2020Well done we need officers like youmdash Bhoopendar Maheshwari BhoopendarMahe2 June 18 2020This post came just days after a constable was hailed as a hero on Twitter for donating his blood to a 14yearold girl who was to undergo openheart surgery Earlier this month constable Akash Gaikwad earned praises online for stepping up after the teenagers relatives could not reach the hospital due to the threat of Cyclone Nisarga that had made a landfall near Mumbai that time and donated his blood ahead of her surgeryCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news