VIDEO: When 'Animal' actor Manjot Singh saved girl from committing suicide
- By Web Desk -
- Jan 07, 2024
A video from 2019 of ‘Animal’ actor Manjot Singh saving a girl from committing suicide is going viral.
Manjot Singh rose to fame by essaying one of Ranbir Kapoor’s cousins in the film. However, way before he entered the acting arena, Manjot was pursuing his academics as a fourth-year BTech student at Sharda University in Greater Noida.
It was during this time that he did a heroic act that saved the life of an 18-year-old girl.
Kudos to #Animal fame Jammu’s brave Sikh Manjot Singh Royal for rescuing a girl at Sharda University in Greater Noida, preventing her from jumping off a building….
Great job paaji 👏
Note; incident was happened in 2019 pic.twitter.com/JzccAyNaLE— Ashish (@error040290) January 5, 2024
The ‘Animal’ actor said the girl threatened to jump if anyone got closer. “I engaged her in a conversation and asked her if she was in trouble or if someone had scolded her. She said she had a tiff with her mother. I swiftly started moving towards her. As soon as I approached her, she jumped,” said Manjot.
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Manjot Singh,23 yo boy doing https://t.co/9mkcPjvFIS saved life of girl who was attempting suicide in Sharda univ.Manjot do part time job as Bhangra coach to pay his fees. A group of sikh leaders promised to pay his coaching fees for civil services exam. pic.twitter.com/BjjhjIbYmA
— Arshdeep (@arsh_kaur7) August 3, 2019
Following his act of bravery, Manjot was honoured by the Sikh Community in Delhi. Manjit Singh GK, former president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) assured to bear all the expenses of Manjot’s preparation for civil services exams.