A Sikh police officer is garnering respect and affection on social media for saving a Muslim man from allegedly being mob lynched.
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.'
#Sikh Policemen saves #Muslim youth This video of a Sikh policeman in #Uttarakhand allegedly saving a Muslim man from Hindu fanatics has gone viral. Social media users are praising the brave and upright officer for saving a yet another lynching of a minority in Modi's India. INDIA LIVE 24X7 has uploaded is as an incident of yesterday (Wednesday 23rd May, 2018). Translation of their Hindi Text reads "This is Gagandeep Singh, who is in the Uttarakhand police, yesterday a Muslim youth went to visit Garjia temple, Ramnagar Mandi, Nainital district with a female friend who is Hindu, where the fictitious contractors of Hindutva surrounded the young man and killed him. Gagandeep Singh's duty was at the site, he saved the life of this young man from this angry mob, who was pressurizing Gagandeep Bhai to hand over these Muslim youths to punish them with their hands. You see yourself how this brave and humanitarian protector saved this Muslim youth from this crowd." [End] Jas Oberoi uploaded this on his twitter handle and wrote: If this brave Sikh officer of Uttarakhand Police did not save this Muslim guy today, he would’ve been lynched by this Sanghi mob just like Pehlu Khan and others. Proud of this man & the parents who raised him.
Posted by Kupwara Times on Friday, 25 May 2018
"I saw the video where that Sikh officer protects the man in Uttarakhand from the mob. Without getting into the issue for which the mob was after him, I think the officials did a good job there. You don't see Indian police officers doing this, often," a Twitter user said.
Another person said, "Look at the #hatred in the eyes of the mob that is peddling #my religion and portraying it in a bad light......Kudos to the young Sikh Police Officer Who Saved Muslim Man From Mob."
One of the Twitter users, Kirpa Kaur termed the act of the policemen as 'inspirational' act.
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
"Gagandeep Singh, an Inspiration. Minority himself (Sikh) he stood up and a protected Muslim man from Hindutva (Hindu extremist) mob threatening to kill him and his Hindu for dating. Killings have been regular w/ PM Modi's reign. Singh received threats frm Hindutva for doing this," she tweeted.
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.
It was heartening to see on Youtube the videos of a brave young Sikh police officer, Gagandeep Singh, saving the life of a Muslim youth who may have been lynched by a frenzied Hindutva mob had it not been for the courageous intervention of Gagandeep.
— Markandey Katju (@mkatju) May 25, 2018
Heartening images. The Sikh cop was the lone officer saving this Muslim man from a Bhagwa terrorist mob pic.twitter.com/2btlNqw4bJ
— NoToSilence (@akdwaaz) May 24, 2018
When the Muslim was being beaten by the mob, Gagandeep clung to the body of the Muslim, taking the blows on himself. Long live Gagandeep Singh!
— Markandey Katju (@mkatju) May 25, 2018
Rare moments when we take pride in men and women of integrity in public services. Gagandeep Singh discharged his duty as a police officer and saved a Muslim youth from being lynched by a mob. Respect !#GagandeepSingh pic.twitter.com/iCdrS53zRy
— karvaan (@Karvaan_2018) 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
This brave cop Gagandeep Singh has saved another life from ending up as a statistic. Do you recognise any of the attackers? They are murderers who couldn’t succeed this time because a man did his job. Do they deserve jobs,sympathy?They roam free in society... https://t.co/xWwi1U3P60
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) May 25, 2018
Well done Gagandeep👊⭐️👏Humanity at top..🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/6gXgGN1gP7
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 25, 2018
#GagandeepSingh is an INDIAN policeman who saved an INDIAN man from getting beaten by mob because he was seen with an INDIAN girl. This is what I read on the news except the names of religions were mentioned in place of "Indian". This is how media promotes Communalism.
— Ambarish Awale (@AmbarishAwale) May 25, 2018
Shame on you media and Salute to you #GagandeepSingh
— Ambarish Awale (@AmbarishAwale) May 25, 2018
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