A few elements of a religious faction maybe bad, not all: Cop whose hand was chopped off
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A few elements of a religious faction maybe bad, not all: Cop whose hand was chopped off
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Patiala: Only 50% movement has been restored in the left hand of sub-inspector (SI) Harjit Singh. He was implementing Covid restrictions near Sanaur grain market on April 12 last year in Patiala, when a group of Nihang Sikhs chopped off his hand after being stopped. He still believes that only a few elements in any religious faction or section of society may be bad, but not all. Harjit was promoted to the rank of SI from assistant SI a week after the incident that hogged international headlines. He is continuing his job in the police department with CCTV van section of Patiala range. Commenting on the incident at Singhu border on Friday, Harjit said, “A few elements may be bad in any section of society or a religion or a faction, but not all. The entire community should not be blamed for the error committed by a few bad elements. Desecration of any religion or religious symbols needs to be condemned,” he said. “I face difficulty while typing the content on computer or laptop during my job, while in personal life too I had to struggle to perform daily routine activities. Thankfully, I am right-handed and my left hand too has now recovered up to 50% function,” he added. Harjit’s hand was reattached by a team of plastic surgeons at PGIMER in Chandigarh on the same day, after a challenging 7.5-hour-long surgery. After the attack, eight persons were nabbed by the police within hours for attempt to murder and under sections of UAPA. All of them are behind bars and statements of the SI and some government eyewitnesses have been recorded so far.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-10-16
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Chandigarh