Punjab CM confirms ASI's chopped off hand 'regaining movement'; citizens hail braveheart

Punjab Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Harjeet Singh, whose hand was chopped off by a group of Covid-lockdown violators in Patiala 2 weeks ago in a shocking assault, has now started to recover and his hand which was re-implanted has started to regain movement.

Tweeting about this positive news Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh shared the video of the braveheart ASI who was seen smiling in his hospital bed. After a 7 and a half hour surgery on April 12, Harjeet Singh's left-hand was re-implanted, as per a statement from the hospital.

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How Netizens reacted

Violators attack police

Some persons traveling in a vehicle were denied entry into the Patiala vegetable market by the Mandi board officials at 6.15 am on April 12 amid the lockdown. They not only refused to show the curfew pass but also crashed the vehicle against the barricades put up there. Subsequently, they attacked the police personnel on duty. While ASI Harjeet Singh's hand was chopped off, the Station House Officer sustained an injury on his elbow and another official on his arm. Meanwhile, Harjeet Singh was first rushed to the Rajindra Hospital after which he was referred to PGI Hospital in Chandigarh. Later, the authorities arrested as many as nine people wearing the robes of Nihang Sikhs from a Gurudwara in Balbera village in connection with this horrific crime. 

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