Woman Puts 10-Month-Old On Ground, Jumps Into Water And Saves Drowning Man

Police have given a cash reward to Rabina Kanjar for her brave feat.

A 25-year-old man drowning in a swollen canal in Madhya Pradesh had a narrow escape, thanks to the bravery of a woman who placed her 10-month-old son on the ground, jumped into the water and pulled him to safety. The man's friend, however, could not be saved.

Rabina Kanjar, who is in her 30s, was out to fill water on Thursday. She was carrying her 10-month-old in her arms. At the water tap near the canal, two men were wondering how to cross over.

Local police station in-charge BP Singh said 25-year-old Raju Ahirwar, a resident of Kadhaiyakala village in Bhopal district, and his friend Jitendra Ahirwar went to the neighbouring Khajuria village Thursday to spray insecticides on a field.

It rained heavily that afternoon and on their way back, the two found that the canal separating the two villages is in spate. Their friends on the other side asked them not to cross over. They also tried to throw across keys to a bike so that the two can take the alternate route and reach their village. The keys, however, did not reach the other side and disappeared in the gushing water.