Punjab cop whose hand was chopped in sword attack promoted in recognition of exemplary courage

Assistant sub inspector Harjeet Singh , whose hand was chopped off in a brutal attack by a group of 'Nihangs' in Patiala, has been promoted to the rank of sub inspector in recognition of his exemplary courage, police said on Thursday. Fifty-year-old ASI Harjeet Singh's hand was chopped off with a sword while three other Punjab policemen and a mandi official had sustained injuries when a group of Nihangs attacked them on being asked to show curfew passes at a vegetable market in Patiala district on Sunday.

Three other cops involved in the incident Inspector Bikkaar Singh (SHO of Patiala Sadar police station), ASI Raghbir Singh, and ASI Raj Singh  have been awarded Director General’s Commendation Disc. DGP Dinkar Gupta took the decision after consulting the chief minister on Thursday. The DGP also conferred the Commendation Disc on Yadwinder Singh, a non-uniformed official of the mandi board, who was part of the joint team of police and mandi board officials. Harjeet is still in PGI, Chandigarh, after undergoing another surgery on Wednesday and is under medical supervision.