PATHANAMTHITTA: Former DGP Jacob Punnoose has shared a photograph showing police officers sleeping on the roads in Pathanamthitta after their duty. The post has gone viral and several people have come forward saluting Kerala police for their duty.

'Have we ever slept on a pavement or on a road? These policemen at Pathanamthitta district tonight, are tired out by day long duty, stretching further far into the night. Battling against fatigue, they fall by the wayside to catch a nap before the next call for duty; they have neither nests nor dens; the cosy comforts of home and hearth are not for them! As the world sleeps, they convert shields into beds and helmets into pillows. Let us spare a thought for these heroes who fight for peace – and do not have even the luxury of a pavement to sleep on. Let us hope their labours are not in vain; that peace and good sense will prevail. Let us also remember the hardships that the vast majority of them undergo when we malign them as a whole for the faults of a few. My salutes to these sleeping cops! They take a well earned rest on the rough road as we snuggle in our cosy beds!!', wrote Jacob Punnoose in his Facebook post.