It is not how most people picture police officers, but there he is, uniformed, mask on, strumming a guitar and singing well loved film songs to ease the tension at the station as people stranded in Jammu finally make the journey home.
A three-minute clip of Jammu and Kashmir police officer Bikram Kumar singing Bollywood songs in that unlikeliest of places, the railway station, on Thursday has been shared widely on social media, making him a social media star of sorts.
The deputy superintendent of police in Jammu (East) said it all happened in the spur of the moment. He saw a person carrying a guitar and walking towards the railway station and spontaneously asked him for it.
He then began belting out songs, "Papa Kehte Hain" from Aamir Khan's Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Gulabi Aankhen Jo Teri Dekhin, Sharabi Yeh Dil Ho Gaya from Rajesh Khanna's The Train.
The Papa Kehte Hain probably came from his missing his 16-month-old daughter Myrah, said the 35-year-old, smiling at comments that he has become a star.
"I have been on duty for many days and because of COVID-19, I am unable to see my daughter Myrah."
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