Viswajeet Nikam

Fire officer demoted after losing leg

In 2008, Viswajeet V Nikam lost his leg to an accident when a tree fell on him. While the tragic incident failed to rob him of his spirit, it is the events that followed the mishap which took him to the edge of despair. The 48-year-old claims that the fire department and his colleagues have discriminated against him and used his disability to preve...