Daijiworld Media Network - Thiruvananthapuram (MS)

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3: Many believe in the saying 'Courtesy begets Courtsey'. However, this saying utterly failed in the case of a young man, who saved more than 100 people in the recent deluge in Kerala.

Jinesh (24), a hero, who saved the livers of many, swimming continuously and bringing people to shore from the areas where they were stuck badly, died in a road accident on Sunday, Sep 30 as his repeated pleas for help from people passing by the accident spot went unheard by the inhuman passersby.

Jinesh's friend Jagan says, "Jinesh was lying on the road and was wailing for help as he was crushed below his waist by a truck but no one helped him." Jinesh was riding the bike, while Jagan was accompanying him as pillion and the bike stumbled and fell. Jinesh who was thrown off his bike on the road came under a speeding truck, which could not come to halt in time to save him from crushing under its wheels.

Jinesh

A teary-eyed Jagan, a friend of Jinesh, describing the inhuman attitude of people, said, "It is unbelievable that such a thing can happen to a person like Jinesh. He always lend a helping hand to others in his life. To my utter dismay, not a single person stopped to help us. We together with Jinesh have saved the lives of more than a hundred people in the recent floods in Chengannur."

The ambulance reported to the site of the accident after half an hour and both Jagan and Jinesh were rushed to the hospital. However, Jinesh succumbed to the injuries after a while as vital time was lost in making a phone call to the ambulance.

Selvi, devastated mother of Jinesh said, "When the priest from the church sought help in a meeting from fishermen during the deluge, Jinesh and his six friends just took the boat and got into the act of saving people without waiting for others. The other set of people started the rescue only from the next day. Such was Jinesh's zeal to help people who are in distress."

Apart from helping people, Jinesh was also a very good dancer and cricket player. The number of trophies that adorn the shelf in a remote corner of his family's small house with a cracked roof is the evidence for his cricketing and dancing skills.

People who were saved by Jinesh during the floods are visiting Jinesh's house to offer their condolences and say thanks to Selvi, Jinesh's mother, for the virtually second life that Jinesh has given to them.

One such man who was saved by Jinesh said in an emotionally choked voice, "The death of Jinesh is an eye opener to all of us. We should feel that the person who has met with an accident on the road is a human being like us and we should give utmost priority to help them. It is just disgusting that we are allowing the accident victims to die because of our lack of humane feelings."