Former Kabaddi team captain Deepak Hooda drowned in Ganga, accident happened due to slipping of his feet; Video of rescue from Haridwar goes viral

News Topical, Digital Desk : A major accident was averted in Haridwar today. Arjun Award-winning international Kabaddi player and BJP leader Deepak Hooda was saved from drowning in the Ganga today. Deepak Hooda, who had come to Haridwar from Haryana, slipped while taking a dip in the Ganga at the Shiv Ghat, due to which he suddenly started drowning in the deep water. Seeing Deepak drowning, people who reached there with him raised an alarm and the jawans of the 40th Battalion PAC and the NDRF posted at the Ghat rescued him safely through a raft boat.

Video of flowing in Ganga goes viral

A video of former Indian Kabaddi team captain Deepak Hooda is becoming increasingly viral on social media at this time. The video has been posted by Uttarakhand Police and it is claimed that the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) team has rescued Deepak Hooda. A video from Uttarakhand Police has gone viral on social media at 4 pm on July 23. In this video, it is clearly visible that former Indian Kabaddi team captain Deepak Hooda has fallen into the Ganga in Haridwar and he is being rescued.

What did Deepak say after the incident?

In the evening, when Deepak Hooda reached his residence in Rohtak, he told in detail the entire incident from drowning in the Ganga to his rescue. Deepak said, "I had kept a fast on Shivratri today. Today, while taking a dip in the Ganga, my foot slipped and the police present there saved me. I am very thankful to them. By the grace of Mahadev, I was saved today."

Deepak Hooda is a resident of Rohtak

Let us tell you that Deepak Hooda, who lives in Rohtak, Haryana, has been the captain of the Indian Kabaddi team. He is also an Asian gold medalist and Arjuna Award winner.

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