The superintendent of police of Gujarat’s Amreli district was rescued from drowning after he went for a swim in Arabian Sea off Sarkeshwar beach, as per official source on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday when SP Nirlipt Rai was on a visit to Jafrabad police station. He went take a tour of a new police guest house which he had got constructed near the beach, Amreli’s Deputy Superintendent of Police Mahavirsinh Rana informed.On his way back, Rai took a halt for a swim near the Sarkeshwar beach. While swimming, he got pulled into the waters due to the tide and started drowning, the official said. Some policemen accompanying Rai alerted fishermen present in the area who managed to rescue drowing cop. He was later taken to a nearby hospital. The SP resumed office today as informed by police.
