Overview

• Sub-Inspector Verendra Singh administered CPR to passenger Mohammad Mokhtar Alam after he collapsed in the Pre-SHA area of IGI Airport’s Terminal 1 on September 1.
• Alam, who was bound for Gaya, regained consciousness at the terminal and was later referred to a hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition.
• CISF publicly identified the officer and passenger on X and described the sequence of care until airport doctors arrived.
• Footage of the intervention drew wide praise for quick action, while some online commenters questioned elements of the response and the circumstances for initiating CPR.
• Recent reports also note a separate case in which Dr. Jyotirmaya Nayak performed mid-flight CPR on an elderly woman, reinforcing calls for robust first-aid readiness in transit settings.