A watchman from Mumbai who left for Jammu and Kashmir on a cycle to be with his critically ill father four days ago has finally received some help from the authorities.
Mohammed Arif (36), who works as a guard at Libra Tower in Mumbai’s Bandra West area, said that on reaching Gujarat, the state police offered him help and put him in a truck that will take him ahead on his journey.
Arif said he has reached the Gujarat-Rajasthan border. “I cycled all night. I received multiple calls from officers who were discouraging me from going forward because of the lockdown but I was determined,” he said.
“This morning, Gujarat police personnel put me on a truck and also gave me food to eat,” he added.
Meanwhile, officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) went to Arif’s home in Rajouri district and took his father, who suffered a stroke recently, to the district hospital under its ‘Madadgaar’ initiative.
“His father’s condition is serious. Some tests and procedures will be carried out on Sunday. If required, we will shift him to the Narayana Hospital in Katra,” Special DG (CRPF) Zulfikar Hasan said.