Varanasi, December 12: A young man, namely Ashok Chauhan in Khargrampur village of Mirzamurad area of โโVaranasi, recalled an character of ‘Veeru’ from an iconic film Sholay, when he climbed a high-tension pole on Friday and threatened to jump if his ‘married’ girlfriend did not come.
In a film Sholay, there is a scene where ‘Veeru’ climbed up water tank with liquor bottle and threatened to jump for ‘Basanti’.
A large crowd quickly gathered at the scene. Seeing the gravity of the situation, the villagers immediately informed the electricity department.
The department cut off the power to the high-tension line for safety reasons. Meanwhile, Mirzamurad police arrived at the scene upon learning of the incident.
Police officers and villagers repeatedly tried to persuade the young man, but he remained adamant. After considerable effort, electricity department employees and villagers jointly brought the young man down safely. During the incident, various reactions to the incident surfaced on social media.