The Chief Minister expressed happiness at the successful plastic surgery conducted on Harjeet by doctors at PGI Chandigarh, and expressed the confidence that he would get out of his unfortunate incident healthy and cured.
He said the entire state was proud of him for tackling the situation so bravely. CM also asked ASI to convey his message to him through the senior police officers at the hospital, in case of any requirement.
Motivating the ASI, Captain Amarinder recalled a similar incident of an associate, who had also lost a hand and had to undergo a similar surgery to implant it. The carpenter was now fully cured, and healthy and hearty, he told Harjeet.
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The Chief Minister, yesterday itself had directed DGP Dinkar Gupta to ensure the best possible medical facilities for Harjeet The ASI was being assured that all his needs would be taken care of, and no expense would be spared to bring him out of this crisis.
Captain Amarinder also promised the ASI of the strictest action against those involved in the brutal and unprovoked attack on him.
The entire police force has been currently engaged in the difficult and momentous task of enforcing the curfew and providing relief to the needy, while putting their own lives on the line, said the Chief Minister, adding that any such assaults on the force would not be tolerated.
Meanwhile, DGP Dinkar Gupta said that PGI Director Dr. Jagat Ram met the ASI this morning and later told the former that a team of doctors led by Prof. Ramesh Sharma, Head of Plastic Surgery Department, examined Harjeet.
They found the patient doing well but cautioned against too many visitors, and said only his wife was currently allowed to meet him once a day.
Gupta further disclosed that all the 11 persons arrested in connection with the assault had been remanded to 11 days of police custody today.
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