Bravery Award: Muhsin sacrificed his life and saved buddy from drowning

By Express News Service
KOZHIKODE: Muhammad Muhsin, 17, who misplaced his life whereas saving his buddy from drowning has been chosen for the bravery award — Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak— posthumously.  Muhsin, of Thikkodi in Kozhikode, was enjoying cricket on Kodikkal seashore together with his pals in October 2019. After the sport, they ventured into the ocean to take a shower. 

However, three of his pals had been swept away by the waves. Muhsin jumped within the sea and saved one in every of his buddy. Others escaped by some means. But, Muhsin hit his head on a boulder below the ocean and died. An IAS aspirant, he was conferred with the Indian Council for Child Welfare National Bravery Awards posthumously in 2019. He was plus-two pupil of Chingapuram HSS in Thikkodi.

Muhsin is the son of Eyyachery Musthafa and Naseeha. Five different individuals have additionally been chosen for Jeevan Raksha Padak. They are Arun Thomas, Rojin Robert, Shiju P Gopi, S V Jose and Bala Naik Banavath.