Police personnel in India have been facing a lot of criticism for a long time, either for the pitiful law and order situation of the country or for police brutalities. As a result of this, the image that comes to mind when someone thinks of a cop is that of a lathi wielding and corrupt policeman.
But there are several dedicated personnel who are doing their bit to change this perception, and one of them is a traffic cop from Haryana who will make lazy and corrupt personnel seem like a bollywood cliché.

Rakesh Kumar from Sonipat caught the attention of a social media user, since he was performing his duty barefoot. When the user named Raahul Sharma inquired further, he found Kumar could not afford another pair of shoes and so he took off his shoes in the rain to wear them the next day.

The city was being lashed by heavy rains and while most people would avoid work on such days, Rakesh Kumar chose to stand on the road under the downpour and make sure the traffic was smooth in such a situation.

Although policemen are trained to battle adverse conditions in the line of their duty, such commitment is rarely seen. People who saw Kumar also noticed that he wasn’t frustrated about doing his duty in such conditions.

Here’s the full Facebook post by Raahul Sharma about Kumar’s admirable dedication to his duty:

This man is Rakesh Kumar
He is a part of Haryana Police posted in Sonipat Haryana India
I clicked this picture on 2nd August around 4:30 PM
U can Check thru Accu weather it was raining heavily at that time n this man is performing his Job without wearing his shoes, when i asked him why you are not wearing shoes he said ‘Sir tomorrow also i have to perform my duty and i have one boot only’…
Many of us will say its his JOB but the dedication shown by Rakesh Kumar is stupendous
We always say Police is currupt, they don’t do their job properly or they treat people badly but we never praise Policeman like Rakesh Kumar those who are working in such a bad weather without shoes without raincoat without an umbrella so that we can drive smoothly on our Roads
Big Salute to U Rakesh Kumar
Dont Like my status n photos dont comment on them
but plz share Rakesh’s story so that every common man should know what he is doing without basic amenities