In an exceptional act of spontaneous action and bravery a homemaker from Kotkhai area of Shimla saved the life of a jawan who had lost his footing and fell into a 50-foot-deep roadside ditch while trying to escape a pack of stray wild dogs. The army jawan, Mukesh Kumar of Assam Rifles was on a routine patrolling with his platoon when a pack of stray wild dogs attacked him. As he ran away from the approaching attack, he fell into a 50-foot deep pit. And not only that, he hit his head on a rock and lost his consciousness also.

His fellow soldiers started panicking as Mukesh lay motionless. They thought he was dead, and started crying for help. Veena Sharma, 42, the good Samaritan, rushed there on hearing their cries for help. She lost no time in trying to revive him by performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. "Finding no other way to shift the injured man, I called my 72-year-old father Ramesh Sharma, who rarely drives these days, to bring the car. Since none of the soldiers knew how to drive, it was left to my father to transport the injured soldier to Jutogh military hospital," she added. He was then referred to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, where timely specialized treatment saved his life.