NEW DELHI: What started as a routine evening patrol for traffic inspector Gopal Baisla and head constable Lal Singh on Monday turned into a life-or-death rescue on the newly inaugurated Delhi–Dehradun Expressway. The officers received an alert about a serious crash in which two men had been critically injured after an unidentified vehicle rammed their motorcycle from behind.
When the team reached the spot, one victim lay near the road divider, bleeding heavily from the head and barely conscious. Despite the severity of the situation, a large crowd stood around recording videos and taking photos, but no one stepped forward to help, Baisla told TOI.
Realising the ambulance was delayed, Baisla immediately cleared the crowd, lifted the injured men into the PCR van with Singh’s help, and rushed them to the hospital — covering the distance in just 17 minutes. “Every minute mattered. Their condition was deteriorating, so waiting wasn’t an option,” he said.
The victims were later identified as Farhan (24) and his elder brother Mohammad Kaif (25), residents of Mustafabad in northeast Delhi and AC mechanics by profession. They were riding towards Khajuri Khas when the crash occurred. Farhan, who suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures, remains critical, while Kaif sustained injuries to his legs and hands. “Kaif recalled only a sudden impact from behind before everything turned blurry,” Baisla added.
Additional CP (Traffic) Monika Bhardwaj said the control room received the accident alert around 7:52 pm, near a crematorium on the stretch towards Gandhi Nagar. Police recovered one helmet from the spot.
Baisla, posted in the Gandhi Nagar circle, said they reached the location around 8:15 pm to find a huge crowd gathered. With the ambulance still en route and every second proving critical, the officers decided to transport the brothers to the hospital themselves.
