In a brave act, a police constable named Bheem Rao rescued 20 people who got stuck inside a multi-storied residential building near Humayun Nagar that caught fire on Monday morning.

Rao, who was on bandobust duty, was alerted by locals. The fire began on the first floor but had reached the second by the time he reached the spot.

"When the fire broke out, residents on higher floors started moving upstairs instead of coming down. I had to run after them to bring them down," he told TOI.

"There were also many aged inside the building who were not that agile. When I heard them scream and shout, I rushed to their flats and started pulling them out. After that I began carrying them downstairs to safety ," he added.

Ayesha Rubina, the area corporator, said: "Fortunately , the constable moved the gas cylinders in the kitchen. By doing so he saved a few more dozen lives of people living in buildings around it."

Rao joined the force in the year 2009. He was newly transferred to Humayun Nagar police stattion from Chatrinaka.

Municipal administration and urban development minister K Tarak Rama Rao took to twitter urging DGP Anurag Sharma to recognise this brave act by Bheem Rao. In his tweet KTR said: "Great Job Bheem Rao Garu @TelanganaDGP should recognise his brave act (sic)."

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