Chandigarh: Doctors at the Chandigarh's PGIMER successfully reattached an ASI's hand chopped off in an attack by a group of Nihangs in Punjab's Patiala on Sunday, officials said.
"The operation continued for eight long hours; next 48 hour is very crucial for him as his recovery depends a lot on it," a doctor treating ASI added.
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Assistant Sub-Inspector Harjeet Singh's hand was cut with a sword while three other Punjab policemen and a mandi official sustained injuries when the Nihangs attacked them after being asked to show curfew passes at a vegetable market in Patiala district.
The Punjab Police has arrested 11 people, including a woman, in connection with the attack. (Inputs from PTI)
