Manoj Barahate was just one of the many policemen posted at the ongoing Kumbh Mela in Nashik, doing his job without much appreciation. But that was until the young man decided to jump off a 20-feet high bridge into water to save a man's life.

The 24-year-old policeman was patrolling the Amardham bridge on Monday, when he saw a man preparing to jump off it into the water. When Manoj and his colleagues failed to stop the man from jumping, instead of waiting for help or caring for his own life, Manoj dived into the water after the man.

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"There was no other option." Manoj, who is a trainee police constable, later said about his decision to jump, "That was the only way to save him. I saw that there was no movement in the water after he jumped. So if I would have gone from under the bridge he would have lost his life."

IAS Officer and Commissioner Praveen Gedam praised Manoj's bravery on Twitter, posting an image of the young policeman in action:

