Video: Man Jumps Into Canal, Rescued By Alert UP Cop

Home guard Purushottam tried to catch hold of the man but he freed himself from the policeman's grip and proceeded to jump into the canal.

Dramatic footage showed a UP policemen courageously rescuing a man who had jumped into a canal in an apparent suicide attempt.

The man jumped off the Agra Canal bridge into the water at around 6:00 pm on Monday.

Police spokesperson Sube Singh said that yesterday evening, constable Kasam and Manoj and home guards Sandeep, Purushottam and Vinod, were standing near the bridge.