Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a group of ‘Nihangs’ (Sikhs wearing traditional weapons and loose blue tops) allegedly attacked a police team in Punjab’s Patiala district, on being asked to stop, chopping off a policeman’s hand and injuring two others.
The accident occurred when a group of four-wired Nihangs travelling in a vehicle were asked by Mandi Board officials to stop at a vegetable market around 6:15 am.
The group was asked to show their curfew pass, but instead of doing so, they crashed their vehicle into the gate and put a barricade there and proceeded to attack the officers.
In the attack, an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) was amputated, while a Station House Officer (SHO) suffered an injury to his arm. A Mandi Board official, meanwhile, too, suffered an injury on his arm. The two injured policemen were rushed to PGIMER, Chandigarh.
The accused fled the scene after the attack and a manhunt has been launched to arrest them.
Taking note of the incident, Punjab Director General of Police’s (DGP) office tweeted: “In an unfortunate incident today morning, a group of Nihangs injured a few police officers and a Mandi Board official at Sabzi Mandi, Patiala. ASI Harjeet Singh whose hand got cut-off has reached PGI Chandigarh.”
“I have spoken to Director, PGI, who has deputed top plastic surgeons for the surgery, which has just started. The Nihang group will be arrested and further action is taken soon,” the tweet further stated.
https://twitter.com/DGPPunjabPolice/status/1249188537318232065
Notably, Punjab has thus far reported over 150 positive cases of COVID-19, including 11 deaths. It was also the second state in the country to extend the ongoing nationwide lockdown here, till May 1.
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