Viral Video: A policeman named Vikas Tomar administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a monkey that had been unconscious from the intense heat in Bulandshahr. The policeman used a series of chest compressions to save the monkey‘s life as he applied the clinical procedure and gave it some water thereafter. In order to soothe and chill the monkey, Tomar also sprayed it with water from a bottle. The whole performance was captured on camera.
Awareness Campaign Initiated
In order to raise awareness of the tragedy, news agency IANS posted the video on social media. The media source, X, posted a video of the police officer and told viewers that the incident happened on the premises of a Bulandshahr police station. There, a police officer treated and miraculously revived a “lifeless” monkey that had become comatose due to heat exhaustion.
Date and Details of the Incident
According to the Times of India, the incident happened on May 24 when the monkey fell off a tree as a result of heat stroke and exhaustion. In front of the other monkeys who had gathered to assess their colleague animal’s condition, Tomar, 51, reportedly succeeded in saving the unconscious monkey.
The cop was quoted as saying, “Since the bodies of humans and monkeys are very similar, I tried to revive the monkey while my colleagues protected me from an agitated troupe… It took almost 45 minutes.”