Punjab police arrests 6 after officer's hand chopped off while enforcing Covid lockdown

Taking action on alleged attack on Policemen in Punjab's Patiala, KBS. Sidhu, Special Chief Secretary of Punjab Government said that 6 people have been arrested. He informed that seven was earlier injured, 2 were hiding in Gurudwara.  

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Attack on Policemen

A policeman's hand was chopped off and two or police officials were injured when a group of people allegedly attacked m in Punjab's Patiala district amid Covid-19 lockdown on Sunday.

As per Police, group of four-five people whom y call ''Nihangs'' were travelling in a vehicle and y were asked to stop at a vegetable market at around 6.15 am by Mandi board officials. "y were asked to show curfew passes. But y crashed vehicle against gate and barricades put up re," Senior Superintendent of Police, Patiala, Mandeep Singh Sidhu said. group n attacked police personnel on duty, he said.

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"An ASI's (Assistant Sub Inspector) hand was chopped off by a sword. A Station House Officer of Sadar Patiala sustained an injury on his elbow and ar official suffered an injury on his arm in attack," Sidhu said. ASI was rushed to Rajindra hospital where from he was referred to PGIMER in Chandigarh. group fled scene after attack, SSP said, adding efforts are on to arrest m. incident took place when restrictions are in place in state because of coronavirus outbreak. 

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