Mumbai police constable rescues 9-foot python from Dharavi

A Mumbai police constable has rescued a 9footlong python from a duct outside a park in the citys Dharavi area an official saidA video of the rescue has gone viral on social media and the city police also uploaded it on their X accountFearless in Uniform PC Sachin More Rescues 9Foot Python in DharaviA python was discovered during wire repair work inside an internet duct near a natural park within the jurisdiction of DharaviPS Upon receiving the alert Police Constable Sachin More who is also ahellip pictwittercomYVuaky5osBmdash Mumbai Police MumbaiPolice December 16 2025A worker spotted the snake during wire repair work inside an internet duct near Dharavi depot on December 13 a police official saidAfter being alerted constable Sachin More who is also a trained snake rescuer rushed to the spotHe rescued the python and handed it over to the forest department a police official saidMore is attached to the polices local arms unitTwo Indian Giant Squirrels rescued a few months back released into wildMeanwhile two Indian Giant Squirrels rescued a few months back have been released into the wild after treatment at a rehabilitation facility reported PTIThe Indian Giant Squirrel also known as Shekru in Marathi is the state animal of MaharashtraThey are facing threats to their survival due to habitat loss and fragmentation in their native range a wildlife expert saidThe forest department had rescued two squirrels in separate instances and handed them over to the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare RAWW for their treatment and rehabilitation reported PTIAfter being treated for nearly three months they were declared fit and released into the wild last week RAWW founder Pawan Sharma said on TuesdayLeopard rescued from well in NagpurThe forest department rescued a leopard from a well located in a farm at in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday officials said reported PTIThe feline had fallen in the well at Dorli Gangaji village in Kalmeshwar range around 40 km from NagpurAfter receiving information Forest Range Officer P R Shirpurkar rushed to the spot and called the Rapid Rescue Team from Nagpur reported PTIAfter hours of hard work the oneyearold leopard was rescued from the well without injury it saidMeanwhile a female wild elephant sustained serious injuries to its mouth after allegedly consuming explosives in Odishas Mayurbhanj district a forest official said on Monday reported PTIThe fiveyearold elephant was spotted in a forest area of the district on the morning of December 12 and was later tranquilised and shifted to a nursery in the Similipal North Division Divisional Forest Officer Baripada Gobinda Chandra Biswal said reported PTIThe animal had entered the Baripada forest range from the Nilagiri area of neighbouring Balasore district he saidWith severe injuries to its tongue the elephant was rescued on December 13 and is currently undergoing treatment under the supervision of a dedicated team of veterinary doctors the DFO addedWith inputs from PTI