Traffic police constable in Chennai rescues elderly woman whose sari caught fire

The 80-year-old was praying at the entrance to a temple when her pallu fell on a lamp; police said she suffered no injuries, while the constable sustained some burns on his hands

A traffic police constable acted swiftly, and rescued an octogenarian woman, whose sari caught fire, while she was praying at the entrance of a temple on Paper Mills Road, Perambur recently. CCTV footage of the incident has since gone viral on social media and mobile messaging platforms.

The incident occurred at around 9 a.m. on Saturday, near Krishna Temple at a traffic junction between SRP Koil Street and Paper Mills Road.