Patiala attack: CM lauds Punjab police; prays for speedy recovery of injured cops

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh issued his first response on horrific incident from Patiala where a group of men brutally attacked a police personnel enforcing lockdown, saying that police has mand to corner culprits who have been taken into custody. A policeman's hand was chopped off and six or police officials were injured when a group of people allegedly attacked m in Punjab's Patiala district. Amarinder Singh lauded Punjab police personnel for handling situation professionally revealing that ASI Harjeet Singh, whose hands were chopped off is undergoing surgery in PGI-Chandigarh. 

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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. Police recovered weapons from accused party, including  swords, kattas, and petrol. 

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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