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Woman, who rode 1,400 km to rescue son once, in distress again

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TELANGANA / UKRAINE :

Rajia Begum and her son Nizamuddin. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Her son is stuck in Sumy bordering Russia

A school teacher in Nizamabad, who had travelled 1,400 km on a two-wheeler all by herself to bring back her son stranded in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, following the sudden imposition of lockdown in March 2020, is in distress again. 

Razia Begum’s 19-year-old Nizammudin Aman is stuck in Sumy, a city in north-eastern Ukraine, where he is pursuing MBBS first-year studies. He is among the 500-odd Indian students cooped up in hostel rooms or bunkers even as Russia has escalated the military offensive on the war-hit country.  The students stuck there say Sumy, close to the Russia border, has been badly affected. The nearest metro station was blown up, and roadways are damaged too, they say. The distressed mother has written to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali, and senior State government officials on Wednesday requesting help in evacuating her son from Ukraine.   

Back in March 2020, Nizam had gone to Nellore to drop off a friend. They were undergoing coaching for NEET-PG. As lockdown was suddenly announced, Ms Razia, who works as a teacher at Salampad Camp village at Bodhan in Nizamabad, set off on a solo journey to rescue her stranded son.

With just a pack of rotis, fruits, and a five-litre fuel can on April 6, 2020, Ms Razia embarked on a long, arduous journey on her two-wheeler. She drove alongside heavy vehicles on highways, even at night, and reached Nellore the next day. After picking up her son, they drove back to their home in Bodhan. Ms Razia lost her husband, also a school teacher, 14 years ago due to kidney failure. In the letter addressed to the government officials, she stated that the medical condition and helplessness made her son opt for the medical profession so that he could serve such patients in future.

Nizam is once again stranded, this time in a far-away country, amid a hostile situation, and Ms Razia cannot stop feeling anxious. “They are not able to get out of there since it is not safe to step out. I appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rescue my son along with other Indian students stuck there,” she appealed.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Telangana / by K Shiva Shanker / Hyderabad – March 07th, 2022

Woman, 50, rides 1,400 km on scooty to bring back son stranded in Andhra

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Bodhan Town (Nizamabad District) , TELANGANA :

Razia Begum, a government teacher in Bodhan town of Nizamabad district, started her journey for Nellore, 700 km away in Andhra Pradesh Monday morning and returned home Wednesday evening.

Razia Begum with her son Nizamuddin.

Razia Begum with her son Nizamuddin. (Sourced)

A 50-year old woman from Telangana’s Nizamabad district travelled on a two-wheeler to Nellore 700 km away to pick up her teen son stuck in Andhra Pradesh due to the COvid-19 lockdown.

Razia Begum, a government teacher in Bodhan town of Nizamabad district, started her journey on Monday morning riding her Scooty and reached Nellore town in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday afternoon. She picked up her 17-year old son Mohammed Nizamuddin, who was stuck at his friend’s place in Nellore, and headed back home. She was back by Wednesday evening, covering a total of 1,400 km in three days.

It helped that Bodhan assistant commissioner of police V Jayapal Reddy had helped her out with a letter that asked authorities to let her travel to Nellore and bring her son back. Razia Begum said she was stopped at several places by the police in the two states on account of the lockdown but was allowed to pass because of the police officer’s letter.

Razia narrated her tale to reporters at Kamareddy on her way to Bodhan on Wednesday. She had lost her husband 12 years ago due to illness and brought up her two children, a son and a daughter.

Nizamuddin, who completed his Class 12 in 2019, has been preparing for medical entrance examination by joining a coaching institute in Hyderabad. On March 12, Nizamuddin went to Nellore along with his friend whose father was hospitalised. The lockdown took them by surprise and he was stuck with his friend due to the lockdown imposed in the state on March 23.

Razia, who did not hear from her son for a long time, came to know that he was at his friend’s house in Nellore. “I approached the ACP and sought his help in bringing my son back to Bodhan. He gave me a letter permitting me to travel despite lockdown and also appealing to the Andhra Pradesh police to allow me to into the state,” she said.

“I travelled continuously through deserted roads and dusty villages midway. I was not scared at all,” she said.

The police stopped her at several places, but when they saw the letter from the Bodhan ACP, they allowed her to proceed. “Even at the inter-state borders, I had no issues, as the police cooperated with me. They advised me to take breaks for every two hours of journey so that I did not get tired,” she said.

She did not even stay in Nellore for a day, but immediately began her return journey. “The only wish to see my son gave me so much energy. Nothing more than that,” Razia said and thanked the police for their cooperation.

ACP Jayapal Reddy said he was very impressed by Razia’s determination to bring her son back home. “I was moved by her love for her son. I only requested all the police officers on the way from Bodhan to Nellore to allow her. She thanked me for the help I have rendered,” Reddy said.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Bengaluru / by Srinivasa Rao Apparasu , Hindustan Times,  Hyderabad / April 10th, 2020