Elderly took his life for drinking water, VIDEO: Villagers pulled out of swamp, policeman kept making videos

A video has surfaced from Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh, in which an elderly man is seen struggling for drinking water. According to the information, the elderly had gone to the river to fetch drinking water. During this time he got stuck in the swamp. However, after a lot of effort, he was pulled out with the help of the villagers. The incident is of Bakchha Chhani village of Sisolar police station area of ​​Hamirpur district. This video is going viral on social media.

It can be seen in the video that the elderly man is submerged in the swamp till his waist. He has a steel vessel. In which he went to the river bank to fill water. A man is trying to get her out with the help of a wooden stick. During this, the policemen present there were busy making videos on mobile.

Questions raised on government claim on social media
When the old man was trying to save his life, a policeman instead of helping him is seen making videos from his mobile and laughing. People criticized the policeman on social media. Also, after the video went viral, social media users have raised questions on the government’s promise of providing tap water to every household.

The old man got stuck in the swamp while fetching drinking water from the river. After much effort, the villagers pulled him out.

Villagers are forced to bring water from the river in the district
The people of the district say that the water here is not fit for drinking. The tap water is saline, so we are forced to bring water from the river. A villager said that the Jal Shakti Minister of the state had recently visited Hamirpur in connection with the Namami Gange Mission and assured the local people that they would soon get tap water. Villagers say that we always go to the river for fresh water.