Gagandeep Singh, a Sikh Sub-Inspector has been honoured by the state government for protecting a Muslim boy from being assaulted by a mob in Uttarakhand’s Rampur in May this year. On the occasion of Independence Day on 15th August, DGP Anil Rathudi awarded the ‘Frontier Service Respect Mark’ medal to Singh. Singh was praised for his heroic act of saving a Muslim man from the mob. Pictures and videos of the policeman holding a man close to his chest trying to protect him went viral on the internet. The officer was informed about unrest near a temple in Ramnagar following which he rushed to the place where a group of men were attacking the Muslim boy who was seen with his Hindu girlfriend. According to reports, the mob created commotion by first harassing the couple. In the video, the police officer could be seen holding the boy close to him when the mob tries to hit him. Even Bollywood celebrities including Farhan Akhtar, Vidya Balan and Siddharth Malhotra praised him for his brave act.
Farooq Abdullah heckled for chanting Bharat Mata ki Jai
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah was heckled during Eid prayers at a shrine in Srinagar, after he chanted "Bharat Mata ki Jai" during a prayer meeting for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According to reports, Abdullah was paying tributes to former Prime Minister when the youth present at the gathering took objection to Abdullah’s words and started shouting slogans against him. Even before the imam leading the congregational prayers could begin the Eid sermon at the Hazratbal shrine, Abdullah was heckled amid sloganeering. The National Conference leader remained unfazed and continued with his prayers, saying the jeering and booing were by his "own people" who were misguided. When a section of slogan shouting youths tried to approach Abdullah, some people joined hands to make a human chain to prevent them from doing so.
