Imphal, Aug 16: On the occasion of country’s 70th Independence Day, a 5-year-old boy saved a child from drowning in a pond of Upokpi Mamang Leikai under Bishnupur district.
According to report by Secretary of local club, Upokpi Youth Club, Ch Lokendro the incident took place on August 15, 2016 at around 3pm, where a boy of 4 year-old identified as Soibam Mangan Meitei, s/o Soibam Bishworjit Meitei of the area was felt into the pond situated at Upokpi Mamang Leikai opposite stone crusher.
Seeing the boy started drowning, another boy identified as Soibam Ribash Meitei s/o S Khogen Meitei shouted for help and on hearing his distress call a group of worker from the nearby stone crusher plant and locals of the area come out running and saved the life of drowning minor.
Child saves a 4 year old boy from drowning
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