Sirisha, a woman sub-inspector works at a Kashibugga Police Station in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. She carried a corpse of a dead orphan, an old man on her shoulders for about a kilometer.
After she received an information that an old man who was an orphan had died in Adavi Kothuru area, she reached the spot and requested the locals to help her in shifting the body. According to a report published in News18, when no one came forward, she took it upon herself and decided to shift the corpse by herself.
Sirisha, as per the report, carried the corpse on her shoulders for a kilometer with the help of around three people. She later also helped in the cremation of the dead with the help from a voluntary organization.
Sirisha gains plaudits on internet and district police officials appreciated her for her services. Mekathoti Sucharita, Minister of Home and Disaster Management, Government of Andhra Pradesh in a tweet said, "Women SI of @POLICESRIKAKULM Carries Homeless Man's Dead Body For 2 kilometres After Villagers Refused to Help in Srikakulam District. Appreciating the humanitarian gesture of Sub inspector Kotturu Sirisha of Kasibugga police station."
Women SI of @POLICESRIKAKULM Carries Homeless Man's Dead Body For 2 kilometres After Villagers Refused to Help in Srikakulam District. Appreciating the humanitarian gesture of Sub inspector Kotturu Sirisha of Kasibugga police station. 👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/53udc8bxoO
— Mekathoti Sucharitha (@SucharitaYSRCP) February 1, 2021
Similarly, G Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, in a tweet said, "I appreciate the efforts of Kasibugga SI, K.Sirisha who carried a body on her shoulders for 2kms & helped in performing the last rites. Going a step ahead in her official duties & helping in last rites, shows the depth of humane values possessed by every policeman in our country."
I appreciate the efforts of Kasibugga SI, K.Sirisha who carried a body on her shoulders for 2kms & helped in performing the last rites.
— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) February 2, 2021
Going a step ahead in her official duties & helping in last rites, shows the depth of humane values possessed by every policeman in our country. pic.twitter.com/Ju5Jorcvcb