A worker spotted the snake during wire repair work inside an internet duct near Dharavi depot on December 13, a police official said; after being alerted, constable Sachin More, who is also a trained snake rescuer, rushed to the spot
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A Mumbai police constable has rescued a 9-foot-long python from a duct outside a park in the city's Dharavi area, an official said.
A video of the rescue has gone viral on social media, and the city police also uploaded it on their X account.
Fearless in Uniform: PC Sachin More Rescues 9-Foot Python in Dharavi.
— मुंबई पोलीस Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) December 16, 2025
A python was discovered during wire repair work inside an internet duct near a natural park, within the jurisdiction of @DharaviPS
Upon receiving the alert, Police Constable Sachin More, who is also a… pic.twitter.com/YVuaky5osB
A worker spotted the snake during wire repair work inside an internet duct near Dharavi depot on December 13, a police official said.
After being alerted, constable Sachin More, who is also a trained snake rescuer, rushed to the spot.
He rescued the python and handed it over to the forest department, a police official said.
More is attached to the police's local arms unit.
Two Indian Giant Squirrels, rescued a few months back, released into wild
Meanwhile, two Indian Giant Squirrels, rescued a few months back, have been released into the wild after treatment at a rehabilitation facility, reported PTI.
The Indian Giant Squirrel, also known as Shekru in Marathi, is the state animal of Maharashtra.
They are facing threats to their survival due to habitat loss and fragmentation in their native range, a wildlife expert said.
The forest department had rescued two squirrels in separate instances and handed them over to the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) for their treatment and rehabilitation, reported PTI.
After being treated for nearly three months, they were declared fit and released into the wild last week, RAWW founder Pawan Sharma said on Tuesday.
Leopard rescued from well in Nagpur
The forest department rescued a leopard from a well located in a farm at in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, officials said, reported PTI.
The feline had fallen in the well at Dorli Gangaji village in Kalmeshwar range, around 40 km from Nagpur.
After receiving information, Forest Range Officer P R Shirpurkar rushed to the spot and called the Rapid Rescue Team from Nagpur, reported PTI.
After hours of hard work, the one-year-old leopard was rescued from the well without injury, it said.
Meanwhile, a female wild elephant sustained serious injuries to its mouth after allegedly consuming explosives in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said on Monday, reported PTI.
The five-year-old elephant was spotted in a forest area of the district on the morning of December 12 and was later tranquilised and shifted to a nursery in the Similipal North Division, Divisional Forest Officer (Baripada) Gobinda Chandra Biswal said, reported PTI.
The animal had entered the Baripada forest range from the Nilagiri area of neighbouring Balasore district, he said.
With severe injuries to its tongue, the elephant was rescued on December 13 and is currently undergoing treatment under the supervision of a dedicated team of veterinary doctors, the DFO added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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