Updated: September 17, 2020 3:44:05 pm
Since it was shared online, the video has sparked various reactions from netizens with many saluting the guard for his bravery. (Source: ANI / Twitter)
A local guard is being hailed as a hero after he risked his own life to save a dog that was trapped in the bushes along an overflowing stream in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool. A video that has gone viral shows Mujeeb from the Nagarkurnool Police Station stepping into the flowing stream to save the frightened dog.
In the 2.25 minute video, the guard can be seen holding a JCB bulldozer, using it as a makeshift bridge, while trying to reach the dog. Using a tree branch, Mujeeb tries to steady himself in the fast-flowing river current as he tries to reach the trapped dog at the other end.
Look at video here:
#CLOCK Telangana Home Guard jawan, Mujeed rescues a dog trapped in thick bushes on the bank of an overflowing stream in Nagarkurnool (16.09.20) pic.twitter.com/Se6V7VE1AC
– ANI (@ANI) September 17, 2020
Finally, you can grab the canine and bring it safely to the other side amid cheers from the nearby gathering. According to locals, the canine slipped and fell into one of the streams located on the outskirts of Nagarkurnool.
Since it was shared online, the video has sparked various reactions from netizens, with many praising the guard for his bravery.
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