In a somewhat surprising excuse to take a leave from work, a policeman in Uttar Pradesh had a 'divine' reason to ask his superiors for time off. The cop's excuse worked for him too. He used the name of Lord Shiva while applying for leave and his superiors sanctioned it as well.
According to a report by The New Indian Express, Vinod Kumar, Constable no 384, posted at Bulandshar Reserve Police Lines, explained in his leave application that through his dreams Lord Shiva was apparently asking him to offer 'jalabhishek' at Haridwar during the holy Hindu month of Shravan. His leave application went viral on social media as well.
His letter, written in Hindi said that Lord Shiva's pot with water and snake perched on Shivlinga have been appearing in my dream. It appears, Lord Shiva is indicating me to turn a kanwaria, be a part of Kanwar Yatra to Haridwar with a pure waters of River Ganga to offer jalabhishek."
He asked his superior official to grant him a six-day leave from August 5.?
"I request you to sanction me leave for six days from August 5 so that I could offer prayers and jalabhishek to Lord Shiva at Rishikesh-Haridwar," read the application. It went viral on WhatsApp and social media soon after its submission.?