LUDHIANA: The Station House Officer (SHO) at Daba police station and a constable showed quick judgment to save the lives of a drowning couple, who had jumped in Sidhwan Canal near Lohara Bridge on Saturday night.
Inspector Gurbinder Singh removed his turban and threw one of its ends in the canal to rescue the couple, while constable Jarnail Singh jumped in to the water.
The police with the help of the locals rescued the couple and rushed them to a private hospital, where their condition is stated to be stable.
Deepa, an eyewitness, said he was crossing from the Lohara Bridge when he saw a woman jump in to the canal after her husband. He raised alarm and immediately informed the police.
Inspector Singh said he along with police force was present at the check post and were checking vehicles. When he came to know about the incident he rushed to the spot.
“When I reached at Canal Bridge I saw a couple was drowning. Without losing a second he removed his turban and threw one of its ends into the water and asked the couple to hold it,”said the SHO.
“I asked constable Jarnail Singh to jump in to the canal to save the couple. The constable held the woman and swam to the bank by holding the end of the turban. The person, who informed about the incident, also came to the rescue and saved the man,” he added.
The couple identified themselves as Gurpreet Singh of Hemkunt Nagar of Lohara and his wife Harsimrat Kaur alias Manju. Gurpreet Singh is a driver, while Harsimrat works in a factory.
Gurpreet Singh told police that he had a spat with his wife over some family issue. In a fit of rage he went out of the house threatening that he is going to end his life by jumping in to the canal and his wife also jumped after him. They have two children.
The SHO said that his religion taught him to serve people when they are in trouble. He is happy that his efforts have saved two lives.
