In a heroic act, a Home Guard in Telangana risked his life to save a dog from an overflowing stream.
Mujeeb, attached to a police station in Nagarkurnool town, saved the dog which fell into the stream on the outskirts of the town on Wednesday.
A dog had slipped and fallen into one of the river streams in the outskirts of Nagarkurnool town, which was overflowing due to the continuous rains in the recent days. The dog caught a branch and managed to get to the other side of the river and had no where to go. It was stuck there, crying for help when the cop was summoned to the rescue.
The animal was trapped on the other side of the stream which was overflowing due to heavy rainfall. Locals found it crying in the bushes but none could help it due to the danger of being washed away. They, however, alerted the police.
Mujeeb couldn’t cross the heavy-flowing streams. Then, he had the idea to use a JCB earth-moving vehicle as a make-shift bridge. And voila.
The viral video shows Mujeeb making several efforts to pull the dog out of the bushes, where the animal is stuck and clearly in fear. As soon as the cop brings the dog out of the bushes, it immediately latches on to his new human friend. Mujeeb then safely got back on the JCB’s lever and saved a dog’s life in the process.
Locals gathered to watch the rescue operation and cheered Mujeeb when he brought the dog to safety. There was all-round praise for Mujeeb as the video of the rescue effort went viral over social media.
"Mr Mujeeb Home Guard officer Nagarkurnool police station risked his life to save a dog from a stream. A caring concern for every living creature of the ecosystem," tweeted Director General of Police M. Mahender Reddy.