‘Grave mistake’, says Surat’s deputy mayor after photos of fire officer carrying him sparks row | Ahmedabad News
‘Grave mistake’, says Surat’s deputy mayor after photos of fire officer carrying him sparks row | Ahmedabad News
After he was criticised for piggybacking on a fire officer to avoid walking on the city’s rain-ravaged roads, Surat Deputy Mayor Naresh Patil admitted his act was a “grave mistake”.
“I was standing near a puddle, thinking of crossing. The officer picked me up without saying anything. I am extremely sorry about the incident,” Patil told The Indian Express after videos of a fire officer carrying him to his car went viral.
The video is purportedly from Surat’s Godadra’s Capital Square complex, where the body of a missing 22-year-old man was found in the basement of an under-construction building on Saturday.
Surat Mayor Daxesh Mavani was also present when the body was being retrieved.
The fire officer seen in the viral posts, Sunil Chaudhary, downplayed the incident. “Dr. Naresh Patil hesitated to put his legs in the puddle and I offered to help,” he said.
