Srinagar, June 14

Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel went beyond their call of duty and broke their Ramzan fast to donate blood to a woman suffering from cancer as part of the forces’ ‘Madadgaar’ initiative for locals of the Kashmir valley.Officials said the CRPF’s Madadgaar helpline received a call a few days back from Kishtwar resident Anil Singh, seeking help to obtain blood units for his sister Pooja Devi, who is suffering from leukaemia.The requirement of the Singh family was six units and they said that while they had arranged for two bottles of blood from their family members, they were still looking for four units, a senior official said.Four men of the CRPF posted in Srinagar, Sub-inspector Sanjay Paswan and Constables Ramnivas, Mudasir Rasool Bhat and Mohammed Aslam Mir volunteered for the blood donation. Bhat and Mir, who are observing Ramzan fast, broke their fast and donated blood, he said.All four personnel went to the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday where a woman was admitted for treatment, he said. — PTI