NEW DELHI: Even as Delhi Police came under fire over the way it handled the violence in the city, there were some officers who risked their lives to save lives. On February 25, the police were informed about riots in Sudamapuri. ACP (Seelampur) Saurabh Chandra, along with SHOs from New Usmanpur and Shastri Park and other officers, reached the area. While approaching Gamri Road, the policemen saw people screaming from the fifth floor of a house, which had been set ablaze by rioters.
The policemen managed to get a staircase and, one by one, eight members of the family were saved.
Another team in Khajuri Khas was carrying out a flag march. Inspector Anil Kumar, with constable Waseem and other team members, noticed a young boy on the roof of his house. An LPG cylinder in the lane had caught fire. Risking their lives, Kumar and Waseem rescued the residents, a video of which has gone viral. It showed one of the cops picking up the cylinder and dousing the fire with a piece of cloth and, then, dumping it in a drain. "At least 300 people were moved out. We then reached the house where the child was stuck and saved nine people," Kumar said.
The policemen managed to get a staircase and, one by one, eight members of the family were saved.
Another team in Khajuri Khas was carrying out a flag march. Inspector Anil Kumar, with constable Waseem and other team members, noticed a young boy on the roof of his house. An LPG cylinder in the lane had caught fire. Risking their lives, Kumar and Waseem rescued the residents, a video of which has gone viral. It showed one of the cops picking up the cylinder and dousing the fire with a piece of cloth and, then, dumping it in a drain. "At least 300 people were moved out. We then reached the house where the child was stuck and saved nine people," Kumar said.
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