Updated On: 19 May, 2025 06:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The girl had entered the nullah to retrieve a ball and got stuck, and the deceased jumped in to save her. He managed to catch hold of the girl and passed her off to another man, but he got stuck in the silt and waste and sank, an official said

The man was brought out with the help of the police and fire brigade and rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead, police said. Representational Pic/File
A 28-year-old man reportedly died while rescuing a child from a nullah in Ramabai Nagar area of Ghatkopar in eastern suburbs of Mumbai, the police said on Monday, reported the PTI.
The incident on Sunday afternoon, an official said.