India, Dec. 23 -- A Delhi Police constable's fearless action averted a major tragedy in West Delhi's Mohan Garden area after a gas cylinder caught fire inside a four-storey residential building. The incident took place on the night of December 20, when a PCR call was received around 9.39 pm reporting a cylinder blast and fire in a building under the jurisdiction of Mohan Garden police station. The building houses 16 families, and residents were at risk as flames spread rapidly inside a kitchen on one of the floors.

Before the fire brigade or senior police officers could reach the spot, Constable Anil Mahla, the beat officer of the area, rushed inside the building and took control of the situation. Ignoring the danger to his own life, he ...