Indian-American in Time' 'Heroes of 2020' for giving shelter to needy

IndianAmerican Rahul Dubey who had opened the doors of his Washington DC home to over 70 people demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd has been hailed among the ldquoHeroes of 2020rdquo by the TIME magazine honouring those who ldquowent above and beyond the call of dutyrdquo this yearIn the Heroes of 2020 the publication also named Australiarsquos volunteer firefighters who risked everything to keep their country safe foodstall owners Jason Chua and Hung Zhen Long in Singapore who wouldnt let anyone go hungry during the COVID19 pandemic Pastor Reshorna Fitzpatrick and her husband Bishop Derrick Fitzpatrick of Chicago who transformed their church to support their community during the trying yearA newspaper deliveryman Greg Dailey who began a grocery dropoff service in midMarch to anyone in need along his paper route and has since supplied more than 140 homes and conducted over 1000 grocery runs in New Jerseyrsquos Mercer county was also named by the magazineFrom citizens providing food and shelter to those in need to volunteers who protected their neighbours from natural disasters these heroes went above and beyond the call of duty in 2020 TIME said TIME described Dubey as The Man Who Gave Shelter to Those in NeedOn June 1 as demonstrators filled the streets of Washington DC to protest the killing of AfricanAmerican Floyd Dubey was home not far from the White House After a 7 PM curfew he noticed crowds in the street outside as police had set up barricades seemingly to trap protesters and were pepperspraying those who remained Dubey decided to take actionrdquo TIME saidI open my door and I start yelling Get in says Dubey who works in the health care sector All these people were swarming inDubey said he gave about 70 protesters refuge in his home housing them overnight to avoid curfew breaches People were coughing crying strangers pouring milk into strangersrsquo eyes Dubey said They were sharing information writing down numbers for bail bondsmen It was this real camaraderieA report in TIME said Dubey claims police officers made several attempts to breach his sanctuary that evening posing as protesters trying to get inside and attempting to intercept the pizza delivery he had ordered for his houseguestsThe move to open his door was driven by instinct Dubey says nearly six months later ldquoItrsquos what was neededrdquoFor his act Dubey had been hailed as a hero and saviour as those who took shelter in his house started tweeting about itldquoRahul saved lives last night one Black Lives Matter activist had written on TwitterHe ended this with an inspirational speech about not giving up and keeping up the peaceful fight What a guy Thank you RahulDubey had told BuzzFeed News that it wasnt a choice to open his door and provide refuge to the mostly young protestersIf you had seen what was going on in front of my eyes there was no choice People were getting peppersprayed and beaten and slammed to the ground he had told the media outletI hope that my 13yearold son grows up to be just as amazing as they are Dubey was quoted as saying by WJLA newsFloyd 46 died in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer pinned him to the ground and knelt on his neck as he gasped for breathThe footage which went viral showed Floyd pleading with the officer saying he cant breathe The four police officers seen in the footage have since been chargedHis death triggered nationwide violent protests with a section of the protesters resorting to looting and rioting across the country leaving behind a trail of destructionKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch 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 newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever