India, Dec. 26 -- Exhibiting great presence of mind, a woman traffic constable on Monday gauged that a car driver at Wadala was having a cardiac episode and promptly administered him cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), saving his life. The person in the car with him subsequently wrote an email to the traffic department's joint commissioner of police, expressing gratitude and requesting that the constable's act be officially recognised.

The incident occurred when constable Deepali Madale, attached to the Wadala traffic chowky, was manning traffic going towards Antop Hill at 7.00 pm. "A car suddenly halted, and I saw the man in the passenger seat getting out," she said. "He appeared to be panicky. At first I thought he was changing seats ...