“The man was probably in his early 40s, and you could tell that he had a family waiting for him at home. I genuinely wanted that man to leave my house with a smile that was not because he hadn’t received abuse, but because he had been appreciated.”
Pame was appointed as an Election Observer in the Lunglei district of Mizoram. Here, he met Lalrindika, a young boy born with a cleft palate. Lalrindika hails from the remote village of Zehtat, and his family is not very well off.
Raised by a single mother, very few know his story and those who do, only have words of appreciation for the young martyr who sacrificed his life for the nation.
According to the local communities, it was Dr J Radhakrishnan who went the extra mile to make sure help reached them, while most government vehicles steered right away from their village.
"He even told me that he hardly gets to see his children because he is too busy driving the cab to earn money. He had just returned from a trip to Tirupati that morning, and by evening, he had accepted our ride request,"
Just as he prepared to board the train entering Barauni station, he felt a strong push from the frenzied crowd behind him. The train was hardly ten steps away. But the teenager had fallen onto the tracks.
In her long-running career of 10 years, Rani won four medals at several annual competency award ceremonies in Pune and earned an excellent reputation thanks to her involvement in over 11 cases.