Police constable Vishal Patil and his colleagues rushed to the spot and saw the senior citizen clinging on to a fallen tree
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Mumbai received heavy showers in the last few days that had flooded the city. Water was logged in many areas of the city. A man in Goregaon fell into a nullah but was safely rescued. A police constable saved the life of a senior citizen who had fallen into a flooded nullah in suburban Goregaon. Aarey Colony police station in Goregaon got a call on Thursday evening about a man falling into a nullah.
Police constable Vishal Patil and his colleagues rushed to the spot and saw Hansraj (75) clinging on to a fallen tree in the swirling waters. Constable Patil jumped in and carried Hansraj out of the water on his shoulders.
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Mumbai Police took into notice the bravery of constable Patil and appreciated for his duty on Twitter. Mumbai police tweeted
After 75 y/o HansrajJi fell in a nullah in Aarey Colony, PC Vishal Patil & his colleague from Aarey PStn rushed to the spot. The old man was holding on to a tree for his life, when Patil jumped in the strong currents of the nullah to rescue the old man back to safety.#MumbaiFirst pic.twitter.com/WCMJwvovhU
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) August 9, 2019
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