Cop with a passion

Passion often drives one to excellence at work, they say. As if to prove this point, a lowly-placed cop with a passion for policing went out of his way and helped bust an inter-State gang with links to Mumbai mafia that led to the seizure of property worth lakhs of rupees.

The dutiful cop is V Ganesh, a traffic constable attached to the traffic wing of the Uppal police station. Carrying a childhood dream of becoming a cop, Ganesh aimed at the post of sub-inspector but, despite hard work, he could only land a constable job. But that has not dampened his spirit nor has slackened his devotion to duty.

“Working in the police force has been a passion and this led me to appear for the test for the post of SI. I wanted to join the force to work for the people,’’ Ganesh told Expresso. Ganesh’s happiness knew no bounds after the Cyberabad Police Commissioner S Prabhakar Reddy lauded his efforts in helping the police nab the gang.
Recalling the day when he came across the gang members, Ganesh said he was posted at the Uppal Ring Road when he was informed about a DCM van coming from LB Nagar carrying gold and silver ornaments worth several lakhs of rupees.
“I was told the valuables were robbed from a jewellery shop. Immediately, I began stopping all the DCM vehicles passing by and started checking them one by one,’’ he said. When two DCM vans reached the Uppal junction, he stopped them with the help of an RTC bus driver after persuading him to park his vehicle across the road blocking the way.
“In one van, I noticed that three people seated inside were quite anxious and were struggling to hide their emotions. Without wasting a second, I informed the police control room. Then I got into the van and found a bag containing gold and silver ornaments,’’ Ganesh explained the bust.

Soon, police parties arrived and took them into custody. Based on their confession, stolen property worth Rs 13.50 lakh was recovered and other gang members were arrested. “I was just doing my duty and was successful. 

It was a great feeling. All my superiors praised me for the good work,’’ Ganesh said with a glow on his face.

The Central Crime Station (CCS) of the Cyberabad Commissionerate is now planning to take him in so that his services could be utilised for crime cases. Hailing from a farmer’s family in Nalgonda district, Ganesh graduated in Arts and joined the department two years ago.

In an upbeat mood after his recent achievement, Ganesh (PC 4201) is preparing for the test (for the post of SI) yet again. This time, he is confident he would make it.
 
 
By Mouli Mareedu
mouli@expressbuzz.com