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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (AP)
Mangaluru, Jan 30: An advocate from Kalaburagi has honoured two bravehearts, Mazeed and Shekar, for helping Deepak and Basheer who were murdered at Katipalla and Kottara Chowki respectively earlier this month. A cheque was handed over through the district administration at DC's office here on Tuesday January 30.
It may be recalled that Mazeed and Shekar took the victims to the hospital after they were brutally assaulted by miscreants on January 3. Unfortunately, both lost their lives.
Commending Mazeed and Shekar for their humanitarian act, the advocate from Kalaburagi has sent a cheque of Rs 50,000 each for helping Basheer and Deepak Rao.
Additional deputy commissioner ADC Kumar said, "Abdul Mazeed and Shekar Kulal had hit headlines after they came to help the victims belonging to different communities. This good and noble work has been commended by P Vilas Kumar, an advocate hailing from Kalaburagi, who decided to honour Mazeed and Shekar and sent a cheque of Rs 50,000 each with a letter stating of commendation. To ensure that the amount reaches them directly, he took the help of the district administration. Today we are handing over the cheques to Abdul Mazeed and Shekar Kulal.
Two cheques of Rs 50,000 each were handed over to Mazeed and Shekar by DCP (law and order) Hanumantharaya and ADC Kumar.
Humbly accepting the cheque, Mazeed said, "We could not save the lives of Deepak and Basheer, so this reward was not needed."
Mazeed and Shekar also explained how they reacted at the spot during the incidents.
DCP law and order Hanumantharaya on a query from media said that good Samaritans who help the victims in such cases like Deepak Rao and Basheer murder, would be given protection and not be questioned by police.
Advocate P Vilas Kumar has said that Mazeed and Shekar have shown true secularism and humanity. In a press note, he has also praised the state government for handling the situation wisely.
He has mentioned that due to preoccupations, he could not personally come and hand over the cheques.