The swift actions of a police constable, Anil Dattu Jadhav, 40, saved the life of a man who was being attacked by an individual wielding a sickle amid a property dispute in Khar West on December 24. According to sources, Jadhav used his baton to block the weapon and pushed the alleged assailant, Roshan Ramesh Patil alias Singh, before he could injure the victim, Hemant Dalal.

Bhabha Hospital in Bandra West, where the victim was rushed after being rescued. PIC/ASHISH RAJE