Two years ago, Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan and actor Sonu Sood were moved by mid-day’s report about Naveed Duste, who lost his leg while saving more than 30 people during a building collapse. They vowed to sponsor artificial limbs for the Mahad hero, who returned home with a brand new prosthetic right leg on Friday.

On August 24, Tarique Garden building collapsed in a residential area of Mahad in Raigad district. Duste saved over 30 people, including children, but a concrete slab fell on his legs. Doctors had to amputate his right leg below the knee. mid-day reported about his heroic act and his struggles thereafter in a series of reports.