Sinlung /
03 August 2010

How an Injured CRPF Man Saved Lives in Assam

By Kishalay Bhattacharjee

CRPFinjured295 Guwahati, Aug 3 : Heroes are born in moments of adversity. JB Srinivasan is a CRPF bus driver who was just doing his job. Then, militants struck.

On Friday morning last week, Srinivasan was driving CRPF personnel from Agiah to Goalpara in Assam, when his bus ran over a landmine, killing five people.

The casualties could have been far higher had Srinivasan not reacted immediately, driving the damaged bus straight to a hospital some distance away.

The driver himself had shrapnel injuries, but he did not stop, and saved many lives that day. Thirty-three CRPF personnel who were on the bus are now undergoing treatment at a Guwahati hospital. One of them is in critical. condition.

J B Srinivasanin says, "Suddenly the blast took place and the vehicle shook up. I realized what happened and seeing my colleagues injured I just drove straight to the hospital and ensured that they were given first aid"

Srinivasan's battalion has been training in counter-insurgency operations in Goalpara for deployment in Maoist areas.

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