Warangal police commissioner helps old woman reach right polling booth
Knowing that the woman had made a mistake, commissioner Tarun helped her find the right polling booth
By Newsmeter Network Published on 30 Oct 2021 10:12 AM GMT
Huzurabad: The polling booth in Uppula village in Kamalapur mandal, one of 306 set up for the Huzurabad by-election, turned emotional when an old woman blessed a police officer who helped her reach the right booth.
An old woman sat outside the polling booth in Uppula village with no idea where to go to cast her vote. But she was determined to vote. She had just realized that her name was not on the voters' list in the polling booth and that she had come to the wrong one. Her face was overcast with fear and uncertainty.
When the Warangal police commissioner, Tarun Joshi, visited the booth to check the polling situation there, he inquired why the woman was sitting outside. Knowing that the woman had made a mistake, he helped her find the right polling booth. Using her voter identity card and the voters' list, he found her booth and arranged for an auto to take her there.
The old woman was happy and blessed the police commissioner when she got into the auto.The old woman was happy and blessed the police commissioner when she got into the auto.
