NEW DELHI: A Sikh Sub-Inspector is garnering respect and affection on social media for saving a Muslim man from allegedly being mob lynched in Uttarakhand.
A video of the cop, Gagandeep Singh is doing the rounds on social media, with people hailing his bravery. While some of the people on Twitter applauded Singh’s act and his commitment towards his work, many called him ‘real hero.’
We salute the courage, compassion & presence of mind of our young colleague from #Uttarakhand Police in saving a man from a lynch mob. SI Gagandeep Singh exemplifies the values that should guide every police officer.https://t.co/e7AoXGzAPn@tsrawatbjp @HMOIndia @CMuttarakhand
— IPS Association (@IPS_Association) May 25, 2018
Gagandeep Singh, Courageous Brave, Sikh Police Officer saved a Muslim man who came to meet his Hindu Girlfriend, from being Lynched by Hindutva Mob in Uttarakhand. #ISalute #SinghIsKing pic.twitter.com/oXGgGHCUfv
— Aarti (@aartic02) May 24, 2018
The viral video of a sikh sub-inspector of Uttarakhand police. He saved a Muslim boy from a bhagwa mob. Unafraid.
That’s what an officer is supposed to do. Use his body to save a civilian. Not to use the civilian’s body to save his skin.— Harsh (@harsh8848) May 24, 2018
The viral video of a sikh sub-inspector of Uttarakhand police. He saved a Muslim boy from a bhagwa mob. Unafraid.
That’s what an officer is supposed to do. Use his body to save a civilian. Not to use the civilian’s body to save his skin.— Harsh (@harsh8848) May 24, 2018
Gagandeep Singh, an Inspiration. Minority himself (Sikh) he stood up and protected Muslim man from Hindutva (Hindu extremist) mob threatening to kill him and his Hindu gf for dating. Killings have been regular w/ PM Modi’s reign. Singh received threats frm Hindutva for doing this https://t.co/EU5ZxHTtJi
— Kirpa Kaur (@kirpakaur) May 25, 2018
Cop Gagandeep Singh is a hero. For doing his duty amidst a lynch mob influenced by WhatsApp hatred.
Pic edit by me pic.twitter.com/WdypQet4oO— Ravi Ratan (@scribe_it) May 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/ammarawrites/status/1000018255338196992
In the video, Singh was seen surrounded by the crowd, who were attacking the Muslim man, who was found with a Hindu girl at a temple in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar.
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Notably, the youth went to Garjia Devi temple to meet his girlfriend, a Hindu, during the holy Ramadan, the month during which Muslims not only abstain from food, drink but also from carrying out bad deeds and restraint oneself from indulgence in sensual pleasures from sunrise until sunset.