Don't shoot the messenger

Eight out of 10 Indians are unaware that something like the Good Samaritan law even exists

I was driving to work one day when I saw a man lying motionless by his scooter in the middle of the road not far from a busy traffic intersection. The traffic ahead of me had slowed down. A couple on a two-wheeler had stopped and the woman was running towards him with a water bottle in hand. Another person was rushing towards the traffic policeman to alert him.

I eased my car to one side of the road and dialled 100, the police emergency number. The response was quick. I told the police about the man on the road and