SI Harjeet discharged from PGI, son gets job as constable
PATIALA/CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police sub-inspector Harjeet Singh, whose hand was chopped off by a group of Nihlangs, was discharged from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, on Thursday.
Before being discharged, director general of police Dinkar Gupta handed over to Harjeet his son Arshpreet’s appointment letter as a constable in the force.
Harjeet was brought to Patiala in a special Punjab Police SUV. Top officials of the Punjab Police were part of the convoy, which included 10 vehicles. The Patiala police officials rolled out a red carpet and had a police band play at his homecoming. “It is great to be back home. I thank each and everyone for supporting and praying for me in this tough time,” said Harjeet.
It was double delight for Harjeet’s family as the Punjab director general of police Dinkar Gupta handed his son Arshpreet Singh, 24, an appointment letter for the post of constable in the Punjab Police. “My family and I will always remain thankful for the support we have received from top officials,” Harjeet said.
Recalling the incident, Harjeet said he had kept his calm after his hand was dismembered: “We are trained to bear pain and the will power to be back with my family helped me recover. The team of doctors who performed the seven-hour long surgery are no less that God for me,” he said.
Harjeet had been enforcing curfew outside the main vegetable market in Patiala when the attack took place. The former ASI had calmly gathered his severed hand and rushed to the hospital on a scooter.
It will take another six months for his hand to fully recover. PGIMER spokesperson Dr Ashok Kumar said a team of doctors from the plastic surgery department had examined the re-attached hand on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.