Cops save 12-year boy from drowning

Displaying the humane side of the Delhi police, two police constables saved the life of a 12-year-old boy who was drowning in a 20-feet deep canal in Kalyanpuri area of east Delhi this afternoon.
The two cops, who themselves did not know to swim, displayed immense courage and presence of mind while rescuing the child, identified as Funtoosh.
The incident happened at around 12:45 pm when three police personnel, constable (driver) Pawan Tomar, constable (gunman) Teja Singh Nagar and head constable (gunman) Surendra were deployed with a PCR van near a canal in block 18 of Kalyanpuri were informed about a child who has slipped into the canal.

"As soon as a passerby told them about the boy, the PCR van rushed to the spot after taking a rope from a nearby shop. On reaching the canal, they saw the child yelling for help. Not fearing for his on life, Tomar tied a rope around his body and gave the other end to Nagar and jumped into the canal," said a police official.
Tomar battled the strong current and somehow approached the child and managed to get hold of him, the duo was then pulled out of the canal by Nagar.
"The child, who was rattled by the incident, was rushed to the nearby Lal Bahadur Shastri hospital, where he was given medical assistance and was out of danger," the official said.

The child told police that he is a rag picker and slipped into the canal while he was trying to pick something from the canal's bank. His mother was informed about the incident, who reached the hospital.