Manoj Kumar Saini can be easily mistaken for just another roadside dweller. However, the 26-year-old is nothing short of a superhero in UP's Muzaffarnagar district. That's because in the last one year, Saini has risked his life on seven occasions and has saved the same number of people. Police and administration are now thinking of forwarding his name for the bravery award.
Saini runs a makeshift juice stall near Ganga canal in Muzaffarnagar's Bhopa area, which is also infamously known as the "suicide point". Situated around 16km from the main Muzaffarnagar city, Saini's stall is metres away from the canal bridge, from where unhappy and depressed people often jump to death.
"I just know that I can't see someone dying in front of me. That is why I do what I do," Saini said.
Read more of this in a report by Mohd Dilshad published in The Times of India...
(Near many urban habitats such 'suicide points' are located, from where it is easy for persons to end their life. It may be high rise buildings, road/rail bridges, railway tracks, etc. A watchful person, like Manoj, can save lives. This news in TOI also talks of a reward of Rs1000/- being given to Manoj - time we recognise such person in a more befitting manner, and the community should also come forward for this. - Editor)
