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Uttarakhand’s State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has rescued a kanwariya from drowning in the Ganga in Haridwar. A video of an SDRF jawan rushing to the young man’s rescue is now doing rounds on the internet.
The viral video shows a kanwariya drowning amid strong currents and SDRF officials swam through the Ganga to rescue him. The video then shows pictures of the kanwariya coming out of the river.
“While taking a bath at Kangra Ghat in Haridwar, a Shiv bhakt from Delhi drowned in the strong current of Ganga. #UttarakhandPolice SDRF jawan H C Ashiq Ali then jumped into the Ganga and pulled the young man out safely and saved his life,” Uttarakhand Police wrote in Hindi on X.
Watch the viral video here:
दिल्ली निवासी शिवभक्त हरिद्वार स्थित कांगड़ा घाट पर नहाने के दौरान गंगा के तेज बहाव में बहने लगा। जिस पर #UttarakhandPolice SDRF जवान HC आशिक अली ने गंगा में छलांग लगा कर युवक को सुरक्षित बाहर निकाला और जान बचायी। #KanwarYatra2024 @uksdrf pic.twitter.com/4jUs9aIGW4
— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) July 23, 2024
Reacting to the video, an X user wrote, “Respect for Jawan.” Another user commented, “Good work SDRF team, salute Ashiq Ali.”
“This is India and the culture of India, here Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians live like brothers and you cannot lie about it. Now see, a Muslim brother is saving these Kavadis by risking his life. It is shameful for those who spread hatred,” a third user wrote.
In 2019, a kanwariya was killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district allegedly after she fell off a tractor-trolley while dancing to songs playing in the vehicle. According to reports, the incident happened on the Haridwar-Delhi national highway near Chapar village.
During the Hindu month of Sharav, thousands of kanwariya, devotees of Lord Shiva, visit Gangotri, Gaumukh and Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of the Ganga.
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