It was extremely brave, the way he handled the situation. People often lose consciousness Assistant sub-inspector Harjeet Singh, 50, reported for duty around 5am on 12 April, along with his colleagues, to guard the checkpoint near the vegetable market in Patiala.
But what was meant to be a routine day, wherein the police would allow entry to only those with curfew passes, quickly turned traumatic.
Around 6am, a vehicle with a group of men tried to jump the checkpoint, when they were stopped by the cops to show their passes.
One of them charged out wielding a kirpan (sword) and attacked the policemen. Within the next few minutes, five people, including four police personnel, had been injured.