Madhya Pradesh: Cop Sprints 1 km With 10 kg Bomb to Save 400 School Kids

Inspector General of Police Satish Saxena from the region had announced a reward for head constable Abhishek Patel for showing exemplary courage.

Bhopal, August 26: A police constable saved lives of school kids by running away with a 10 kg bomb tucked in his arms. The head constable who discovered a 10 kg unexploded artillery shell near a school in Chitora village of Sagar district, in Madhya Pradesh, saved lives of as many as 400 school kids. (Also Read - ISI agent sent back to Pakistan by Madhya Pradesh Police) Also Read - Schools Reopening Tomorrow: Madhya Pradesh Board Issues SOP For Students, Teachers

The constable identified as Abhishek Patel told media that his only objective was to take away the artillery as far from the children and residential areas. A 12-second video clip of the constable running with the bomb on his shoulder has gone viral. Also Read - Madhya Pradesh Congress Workers Fry 'Pakoras' in Protest Over Rising Unemployment on PM Modi's 70th Birthday