Belagavi, Aug 11: At a time when communal forces are bent on disturbing peace for political gains, a person in Karnataka’s Belagavi has sacrificed his own life to save a boy from another community.
Sharif Khandaji, resident of Hukkeri, got washed away in river Krishna in bid to save a boy who had been drowning at Manjri village in Chikkodi taluk on Tuesday.
12-year-old Omkar had ventured into the river for a bath and was getting drowned due to the water current. Sharif Khandaji rescued Omkar from drowning but was washed away.
Efforts to find him had not yielded results until late. Ankali police visited the river bank and are investigating.
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