This BA Graduate auto-driver in K'taka has helped over 2000 pregnant women reach hospital for free
Vijayapura: 43-year-old Munnesa Managuli is an auto-driver in the city has helped over 2000 people when they gave him distress calls by providing free transport to pregnant women, recently delivered women, physically challenged, soldiers, and Kannadigas living in border areas.
BA Graduate by qualification, Munnesa took up auto-driving about 12 years ago when he failed to find a job for himself.
His auto-rickshaw has a card that details about who can avail free services on his auto-rickshaw. His mobile number that people can call on to, is also mentioned on the card.
“See here, I have clearly written to whom I am offering free service. They can contact me on these below-given numbers”, says Munnesa while humbly showing details on his auto. His free services can also be availed at midnight.
When asked what inspired him to take this up, Munnesa recalls an incident that he had witnessed in 1992, adding that ever since then it had struck his mind to help people, especially the pregnant women reach a hospital or medical help at the earliest.
“In 1992, when I was in Narayanapura village in Basavanabagewadi taluk, I saw a pregnant woman died with the new-born baby as she did not get an ambulance or any other vehicle on time to reach the hospital. That incident was lingering in my mind for years. When I became an auto driver, I decided to provide free service to such persons to save their lives”, he said.
Munnesa has also maintained a logbook wherein he records the details of people he has helped with time, date, and other relevant details. The logbook has a record of over 2000 people who he has helped over the period of time.
“Many people have my number, they call me for help. If I am coming from any hospital, I carry such people and drop them either to their homes, bus stand, or railways stations as per their need for free”, he said.
Though he wishes to have his own auto, but owing to financial constraints, he is unable to buy an auto for himself. Currently, he pays Rs. 250 to the owner of the auto-rickshaw, every day.
Munnesa has received appreciations from several organizations and the district administration which has felicitated him for his humane service.
“But I don’t do it for any award or appreciation, I just do it for my personal satisfaction. I always feel elated when people who have taken my help call me back to express their gratitude, this itself is the biggest reward for me”, he says in a humble tone.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
