A woman constable stepped in to help a distressed mother during a recruitment exam in Odisha’s Malkangiri district.
Constable Rajani Majhi breastfed and comforted a crying infant for hours so the mother could focus on her test.
Crying Infant Disrupts Exam
The incident took place on Sunday at the Bibiguda examination centre during the RI and Amin recruitment exams. Bhairavi Mandal, appearing for the test, was struggling as her one-and-a-half-month-old baby cried uncontrollably outside the hall. Despite her husband’s attempts to soothe the infant, Mandal grew anxious and even reportedly considered leaving the exam midway.
Seeing her distress, Constable Majhi, who has served with the Malkangiri Reserve Police for seven years, stepped forward to help.
“That woman was in a dilemma about whether to appear for the exam, as her baby was crying. I asked her to go ahead and assured her that I would take care of the baby,” she told India Today.
‘I Understood Her Condition…’
“I could feel her pain because I also have a nine-month-old child. I understood her mental condition and assured her that I would take care of the baby,” Majhi said, as per Odisha Bytes.
For nearly two hours, the constable comforted the infant. She even breastfed the baby to calm him down.
“I felt very happy doing this because, as a mother, I understood her situation,” she said.
After completing her exam, a tearful Mandal thanked the constable for her kindness.
Mandal said, “When my baby was crying, I decided not to attend the exam. But the constable Didi came forward and assured me that she would take responsibility for the infant during the exam hour. She took my baby in her lap and allowed me to write the exam. I was still worried about my baby’s situation, but Constable Didi managed it well. I must thank her and the other staff; I will be grateful to her forever.”
The Odisha Police shared the story on X, calling it a “unique example of motherhood.”
👮♀️💞 ମାତୃତ୍ବର ନିଆରା ନିଦର୍ଶନ!
ମାଲକାନଗିରି ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଏକ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ ମହିଳା କନଷ୍ଟେବଳ ରଜନୀ ମାଝୀ ଦେଢ଼ ମାସର ଏକ ଶିଶୁକୁ କୋଳେଇ ନେଇ ଶିଶୁଟି ର ମା’କୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ଦେବାରେ ସହାୟତା କରିଥିଲେ। ଶିଶୁଟିର ମା' ପରୀକ୍ଷା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରୁ ବାହାରିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସେ ସେବା ଯତ୍ନ କରିଥିଲେ। ମାତୃତ୍ବ ଓ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟର ଏକ… pic.twitter.com/gPcks5vmZ1
— Odisha Police (@odisha_police) November 9, 2025
How The Internet Reacted
The post soon went viral.
A user commented, “Here they are, the real mother and her honesty and selflessness for which crores of salutations. Thank you Odisha Police.”
ଏହେଉଛନ୍ତି ପ୍ରକୁତ ମା ତାଙ୍କର ସଚୋଟ ଓ ନିସ୍ତାରପରତା ପାଇଁ କୋଟି କୋଟି ପ୍ରଣାମ 🙏🏻 ଦାନ୍ୟବାଦ ଓଡିଶା ପୋଲିସ 💐
— Sing 🌼 (@SambitK50161482) November 10, 2025
“Proud of you, madam,” wrote another.
Proud of you Madam 🫡
— Mukti Prakash (@MuktiPrakash23) November 10, 2025
Someone said, “Everything pales in comparison to motherhood, a heart-touching work, this relationship between police and public is absolutely most welcome.”
ସତରେ ମାତୃତ୍ୱ ଆଗରେ ସବୁ ଫିକା, ହୃଦସ୍ପର୍ଶୀ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ପୋଲିସ ଆଉ ପବ୍ଲିକ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଏ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ନିହାତି ସ୍ୱାଗତ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ 🙏🙏🙏
— JITENDRA SINGH (@55JITENDRASING1) November 10, 2025
Earlier this year, a Tamil Nadu policewoman helped a woman give birth in an autorickshaw. In August, officers from the 15 Velampalayam police station heard a woman crying near a private school on Ring Road in Thirumurugan Poondi. R Gokila, a Grade Two police constable with nursing training, rushed to help and found the woman already in labour. She helped deliver the baby in the autorickshaw and then transported both mother and newborn to ESI Hospital.
