Watch: Sikh police officer physically protects young man from mounting mob fury in Uttarakhand
A video shot by a person present on the scene has spread quickly on social media, earning praise for the police officer.
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In Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, a police officer named Gagandeep Singh has become a hero on social media after a video surfaced of him physically protecting a young man from the fury of a mob. According to reports, such as this one on NDTV, the man is a Muslim who was heckled by a large gathering of people threatening to turn violent.
According to the report, Singh received information of trouble and rushed to the spot, where he can be seen in the video above throwing himself physically between the young man and the crowd to protect the former.