Officers from TN coordinate with Bengaluru police to bring medicines for Theni girl

A distress call to the Theni district control room proved that States can work together in times of emergency despite the stringent COVID-19 lockdown.

Coordination between officials in Tamil Nadu and the Karnataka police helped a young girl in Theni, suffering from Maple Syrup Urine Disorder (MSUP), get medicines from Bengaluru in record time.

The 11-year-old girl’s father works as a supplier in a small restaurant in Periyakulam and her mother is a daily wage worker.

With both rendered unemployed due to the lockdown, getting meta nutrition, th