Kendrapara: Situ Malik of Odisha’s Kendrapara district has been selected for the National Bravery Award for his exemplary courage in saving his uncle from a crocodile attack in February this year, officials said on Thursday.
According to reports, Malik, a Class-10 student of Basudebpur Vidyapitha at Kandira village in the district, will get the Bravery Award from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 23, 2019.
The 15-year-old boy had saved his paternal uncle Binod Malik from the jaws of an estuarine crocodile that had sneaked into the village pond on February 20 this year.
Both Situ and his uncle were on the Hanshina river-side crop field when a reptile leaped from the water and attacked Binod. However, Situ, using his presence of mind, reacted on the spur of moment. He had dealt a blow on animal’s forehead with a bamboo stick, following which it left Binod before slipping into the water.
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