Absence of human face

Road accidents are very common now a days. Not a day passes in kolkata without an accident. The moment an accident takes place, people gather from nowhere and the agitated crowd go on the rampage. They block roads, mount assault on the accused vehicle and sometimes set it on fire. They rush the injured to the hospital and extend all possible help as the situation demands. Despite perpetration of the violence, the story represents the human face of the city. What’s interesting, the opposite also happens in the same city. People are seen passing by a man who’s fallen ill at road side or some one knocked down by a bus bleeding profusely and groaning in pain. They don’t care to lend a helping hand to the victim . Moved by conscience some ends their duty by informing police of the incident and police seldom respond to such stray call or ignore the incident on the ploy that it’s not occurred in their jurisdiction. In recent past a number of such incidents have happened in this city and what’s most worrying they ‘re on the rise. However, thanks to the electronic media, they play the role of good Samaritans in many such cases. They telecast the incident to draw the attention of the administration and of public as well and it yields result. But all victims are not that fortunate as to engage the notice of the media in time and remain unattended for hours to die on the spot. Some people shield their guilty conscience by arguing that they refrain from helping the victim for fear of harassment by police. Isn’t the excuse too lame when saving of a man’s life is concerned?