The cop who saved a baby from a burning house

Brut India

A little child was caught in a building set ablaze in a communal riot. What Constable Netresh Sharma did next filled the bruised town with compassion and hope. He told Brut exactly what happened that day...

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00:00The head constable's uniform had this mark on it, so I got it done with that girl's hands.

00:08Music

00:28She was the mother of the child.

00:30She was scared because she had a child in her lap.

00:34She called out to someone to at least save my daughter.

00:40Music

00:44I thought it was the right thing to do.

00:46Music

00:58Her house was also half-burnt.

01:00She couldn't get out of there.

01:02Music

01:06I went inside the house.

01:08I took the girl from the woman in my lap and brought her out.

01:13Music

01:17They said, you're safe now, you can go.

01:20We have to save others too.

01:22We have to get some more refugees out of there.

01:24We have to control the situation.

01:26Music

01:34The day I published my photo in the newspaper,

01:40he called me up and congratulated me on the phone.

01:46I also had dinner with the CM.

01:49Music

02:07When I came back from training and got the post of head constable,

02:11I went to that girl first.

02:14Music

02:22You have made the village proud.

02:24Music

02:28My family was scared at first.

02:32My mother, my wife, everyone was scared.

02:40But after a few days, they said, you did a great job.

02:42I explained it to them.

02:44I said, this is my job.

02:46They understood that I did a great job.

02:48Music

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