Video: Sikh Men Risk Lives to Save Items From Mosque in J&K Floods

The video, believed to be shot in Tral, shows Sikh men attempting to save including books and religious items.

The state of Jammu and Kashmir is in the grip of floods. Image for representational purpose. 

(Photo: PTI)

As Jammu and Kashmir reels under floods, a heartwarming video showing Sikh men risking their lives to retrieve items from the flood waters has been making the rounds on social media.

The video, believed to be shot in a village in Tral, shows Sikh men attempting to save items, including books and religious items, from a small building, dangerously close to the rising waters. Congress leader Salman Nizami tweeted the video on 21 July.

According to reports, the men were saving religious items from a mosque. The men have been hailed for their bravery, while several have lauded what they have termed as communal harmony in the face of danger.

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