Netizens salute Patiala Sub-Inspector’s courage

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 27

In a touching gesture, people today came out in support of Sub-Inspector Harjeet Singh whose hand was chopped off in an attack by curfew violators in Patiala.

Tweeting a video of Harjeet Singh, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said, “I am extremely happy to share that he is recovering well and that his hand has started to regain movement.”

DGP Dinkar Gupta kicked off a Twitter campaign — #MainBhiHarjeetSingh — this morning. The campaign was launched as a solidarity initiative against any kind of attacks on policemen, doctors and healthcare workers who are engaged in the fight against Covid-19.

The DGP also tweeted that for the entire day he would change his official name badge to ‘Harjeet Singh’.

The campaign will run for the next few days.

Celebrities such as Gurdas Maan and Harbhajan Singh also posted touching videos. Many messages were shared on Facebook and Instagram too.

By 5 pm, more than 3 million lakh people had joined the campaign and over 79,000 policemen from Punjab had changed their name badges to ‘Harjeet Singh’ and posted messages and pictures on social media.

The DGP said, “We are overwhelmed by the flood of love and respect for SI Harjeet Singh and the Punjab Police. I thank all our policemen, their families, friends and admirers, and public for wishing us well.”