Jabalpur man gives free oxygen cylinders to needy

After the death of his father due to lack of oxygen in the hospital, Farukh Khan realised the need of the hour and started refilling empty cylinders with oxygen, free of cost, to help the poor and needy in the district.

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A samaritan in Jabalpur has come to the rescue of critical Covid patients with respiratory issues who cannot afford or procure them.

After the death of his father due to lack of oxygen in the hospital, Farukh Khan realised the need of the hour and started refilling empty cylinders with oxygen, free of cost, to help the poor and needy in the district.

Watching the pandemic ravaging the population in the country, Khan started supplying oxygen for free to people who are experiencing severe symptoms of the mutated coronavirus.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, Khan said, "My father died due to coronavirus. This was a very difficult time for me. Due to lack of oxygen, my father was no more and after his death, I had to bother for hours in search of transport the dead body. After which, I decided that now I will help people as much as possible. The troubles that I faced, people should not face the same. With this spirit, I gathered oxygen cylinders to help the people."

"I have also turned my new vehicle into an ambulance and I am now serving the people. My purpose is only to help humans and I am still trying in this endeavour to arrange as many oxygen cylinders so that more people can be helped. God has made man only to serve others. In this difficult time, people should come forward to help each other, by doing this, any major epidemic can be countered," he said.

Like Farukh Khan, many people have stepped in to assist patients of coronavirus who do not have enough resources to acquire essential equipment like medicines, oxygen cylinders.

However, stories of people like Khan truly show that one does not have to be influential or rich to help people.