Rajat Kumar, a 25-year-old man who was once hailed as a hero for saving cricketer Rishabh Pant’s life in a near-fatal car accident, is now battling for his own life.
Kumar attempted suicide along with his girlfriend by consuming poison. The incident unfolded in Buchha Basti, a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, on February 9.
Kumar and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Manu Kashyap, allegedly consumed poison after their families opposed their relationship. While Kashyap died during treatment, Kumar remains in critical condition.
Rishabh Pant was driving from Delhi to Uttarakhand when his Mercedes crashed into a divider and caught fire near Roorkee. Kumar and another resident, Nishu Kumar, rescued the cricketer. Both the men pulled Pant from the burning vehicle and arranged for emergency medical assistance. Pant later gifted them scooters as a token of appreciation.
