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MP cop saves 100 kids from bomb

The incident took place in Chitora village of Sagar district, nearly 170 kilometres from the state capital

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A 40-year-old Madhya Pradesh Police Head Constable saved lives of 100 children and many other villagers when he carried a bomb found in the backyard of a school over his shoulder and disposed it off far away from human habitation.

The incident took place in Chitora village of Sagar district, nearly 170 kilometres from the state capital. The unexploded bomb, which apparently got there from the nearby firing range in Chitora weighed about 10 kgs. However, Head Constable Abhishek Patel, without worrying about his life carried the heavy bomb, placed it over his shoulder and disposed it off away from the village. It was only after this that he followed the usual drill of informing his seniors and calling the bomb disposal squad.

Talking to DNA over phone, Satyendra Shukla, SP Sagar district said, "Head Constable Abhishek Patel was on Police Control Van duty when he got a call about a bomb in the backyard of a school in Chitora. He immediately rushed to the spot. He picked up the bomb and ran with it as fast as he could. He disposed it at a place far away from the village."

Even as Patel's seniors in the department are appreciating what he did, they are not happy with the way he handled the situation. "He should have first informed the bomb disposal squad and followed the proper drill. There was a lot of risk involved in taking the bomb away with bare hands," the Superintendent of Police said.

Talking about the incident, Patel told DNA that his intention was only to take it away from the residential area and had the bomb exploded, buildings and people within an area of at least 500 meters would have been affected. He said, "My only objective was to carry the bomb as far away as possible from the school and the residential area."

As the unexploded bomb was from an army range nearby, standard protocol was followed later on and the bomb was finally diffused on Sunday.

According to the police officials, the bomb must have been placed there by some villager who went in search of metal from the exploded bomb but instead found this unexploded one, which would have been useless for the villager. Villagers in the area usually look for exploded bombs so that they can extract metal from it and sell them of in the market.

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