<p>A retired police officer, who became the first officer-in-charge of a model police station in Bihar in 1948, has offered a token sum from his pension amount to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, urging him to get the police station renovated.<br /><br />Nonagenarian retired cop Uma Nath Verma, in his letter to Nitish, has expressed his shock over the cracks that have developed in the police station building and has donated a sum of Rs 5,001 from his pension account with a plea that more such donations be made to help renovate and restore the historic police station. </p>.<p>“I hereby make a token donation of Rs 5,001 for the renovation of the building in Patna…. It may be a meagre amount for others, but it has lot of meaning for a man like me who is surviving on pension,” Verma’s letter, attached with a cheque (No 093363) of Rs 5,001 from his pension account in State Bank of India, said. <br /><br /> Already in dilapidated state, Bihar’s first model police station was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Sri Krishna Singh on August 15, 1948, exactly a year after India got independence.<br /><br /> Verma was then appointed its first officer-in-charge. <br /><br />Developing cracks<br /><br />Rewarded for his excellent performance, Verma rose to become Superintendent of Police.<br /><br />“Having learnt with shock that cracks have developed and its roof leaks, I decided to donate a token sum so that it is renovated with additional help from the government,” Verma, now 91, said. The retired police officer, who had to undergo dialysis a couple of days back, has urged Nitish Kumar to “accept this humble commemorative donation and add adequate fund from the government side to get Pirbahore thana (police station) reconstructed.”<br /><br />Copy of letter <br /><br />A copy of the letter has been forwarded to Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi (who holds the charge of Finance Ministry) and Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand.<br /></p>
<p>A retired police officer, who became the first officer-in-charge of a model police station in Bihar in 1948, has offered a token sum from his pension amount to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, urging him to get the police station renovated.<br /><br />Nonagenarian retired cop Uma Nath Verma, in his letter to Nitish, has expressed his shock over the cracks that have developed in the police station building and has donated a sum of Rs 5,001 from his pension account with a plea that more such donations be made to help renovate and restore the historic police station. </p>.<p>“I hereby make a token donation of Rs 5,001 for the renovation of the building in Patna…. It may be a meagre amount for others, but it has lot of meaning for a man like me who is surviving on pension,” Verma’s letter, attached with a cheque (No 093363) of Rs 5,001 from his pension account in State Bank of India, said. <br /><br /> Already in dilapidated state, Bihar’s first model police station was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Sri Krishna Singh on August 15, 1948, exactly a year after India got independence.<br /><br /> Verma was then appointed its first officer-in-charge. <br /><br />Developing cracks<br /><br />Rewarded for his excellent performance, Verma rose to become Superintendent of Police.<br /><br />“Having learnt with shock that cracks have developed and its roof leaks, I decided to donate a token sum so that it is renovated with additional help from the government,” Verma, now 91, said. The retired police officer, who had to undergo dialysis a couple of days back, has urged Nitish Kumar to “accept this humble commemorative donation and add adequate fund from the government side to get Pirbahore thana (police station) reconstructed.”<br /><br />Copy of letter <br /><br />A copy of the letter has been forwarded to Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi (who holds the charge of Finance Ministry) and Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand.<br /></p>
