PUNJAB, India — A quick-thinking Sikh man pulled off his turban and used it to rescue a drowning dog from an irrigation canal over the weekend. The hero named Sarwan Singh, caught sight of the dog when a group of people gathered around the canal and immediately knew that he had to something to help. The twenty-year-old reveals, ‘I was travelling when I saw a group of men pointing towards the canal. I stopped my car and went over to check what was happening. I was shocked to see that there was a dog drowning but no one was actually helping.’
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Despite being unable to swim, Singh took matters into his own hands and quickly took off his turban to use the material as leverage to reach the dog. While bystanders thought the man was disrespecting his faith by taking off his turban, the man acknowledges “what was important at that point was to save the animal’s life.’
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- After being rescued, the stray dog ran off into the streets once more.
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- Singh with his family.
In the video posted online, Singh can be seen lowering himself into the canal with the material from his turban and then using another piece of fabric to scoop the dog up. While the dog was terrified and kept avoiding Singh, he eventually managed to pull him out of the water and bring him to safety. Singh reveals he then fed the dog some biscuits before it ran off on its own. Watch the heroic actions of Singh in the heartwarming video below.
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What a good and brave man!
Awwww…. what a life saver
Sarwin Singh is a true hero! May God bless him in all ways possible!
Why not use his hair and be Rapunzel?
Big up to this guy 🖤
Ric that was not necessary.
Guru ji would be pleased. He is a real Sikh. Praise God for these people.
Wonderful! You are a good man.
This man is an inspiration.
This hero did not disrespect his faith by using his turban to rescue the drowning dog, he showed great respect for his faith – and for all life. May he always be blessed.. 🙏
What an amazing man I’m so proud of him xxx
What an amazing man, saved a life whilst others just looked on and talked about disrespecting their faith! He saved a life that’s more important isnt it?
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤❤❤
Sikhs always know what HUMANITY MEANS, DONT KNOW WHY but I always have
HUMONGOUS RESPECT FOR SIKHS
Bless him, he was LIVING his religion, not just WEARING it xx -no offence intended[
It is not disrespectful nor a sin to remove your turban
To save a drowning dog you do whatever it takes
Those men standing around are the ones who have sinned
I thought they was gonna say hair, but well done that man ,well done!
We’ll done for not just walking by and for quick thinking!
He will go heaven ,heaven needs real men you are a real hero
Bless this good man. It’s too bad that people thought he was disrespecting his religion, I’d like to believe he was using his religion for good. The world needs more people like him. I also don’t appreciate the disparaging remarks. Small minds hold back the good in man.
Bless this man’s heart.
I think his god will forgive him for taking off his turban & reward him for saving a life! 💜
Only a fool would think he’s disrespecting Sikhism by using his Turban to save a life. Ludicrous!! People should mind their own business.
Ric u such a stupid. He save a life. I wish u become a snake on your next life. So nobody will like u. And they will hunt and kill you😈😈😈