Letter: When they saved people from life-threatening situations, risking their own lives, they were seen as gods.
Those who were saved from the jaw of death even touched their feet with gratitude.
But on Sunday late at night, firefighters were surprised to face a situation that contradicted what they usually witnessed.
A man, which they saved in Kapodra, revealed strange conditions – that firefighters had to touch his feet if they wanted him to be saved.
Firefighters were initially surprised by the pressure of the man, but later, realized that he might suffer from mental health problems, they patiently convinced him to climb the stairs for his safety.
The man identified as Atul Hinjwadia climbed the second floor of a commercial building in the RB complex complex in Kapodra around 11pm.
Eyewitnesses said that Hinjwadia rose using a drainage pipe and sat in the AC outdoor unit.
At it, local residents tried to convince him to go down, but after Ruckus about an hour, the police and firefighters were told.
“A food cart owner came to the fire station to notify us about the man.
When we got there, he was still perched on AC and Blabbering,” said Station Officer Vinod Rojwadia.
Seeing firefighters, Hinjwadia tried to climb further, but the staff first put a net jumping on the ground floor and approached it through the stairs.
“When the fire department staff reached the second floor, Hinjwadia told them in Gujarati that he would be silent and down only if they submitted and touched his feet.” It surprised our staff first, but they tried to talk, “said Rojwadia.
One of the extinguisherers The fire even holds his legs to convince him, but it is also not enough.
Hinjwadia then told the savior that the crowd gathered there would defeat him.
“We asked him to trust us and no one would touch it.
After 15-20 minutes of negotiations, he finally agreed to go down, “Rojwadia told Toi.
He was then handed over to the Kapodra police station where he was stored under detention before being released.