Patiala: Doctors refuse to extract bullet, man doubts cops

PATIALA: The doctors at Government Rajindra Hospital have decided not to extract the bullet from a 42-year-old man injured in Friday's Kali Devi Temple group clash, as the procedure can be fatal. The injured man, however, has accused the medical team of being under police pressure to protect the culprits.
Balwinder Singh of Mandi Gobindgarh had taken a stray bullet in the thigh, near the groin. On Saturday, police claimed that a team of doctors from Chandigarh's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) will now look at this case. Rajindra Hospital's medical superintendent Dr H S Rekhi said: "It'll be dangerous to extract the bullet, while it can remain inside the patient safely. Two PGI doctors, including a urologist, have examined the patient and recommended the same. We have shifted the patient to our urology department and put him under the observation of urologist Dr Harjinder Singh."
The injured man believes the bullet to have come from a police gun. He accused the cops of wanting the bullet to stay inside him "to be able to hide their crime". Balwinder Singh said: "If the bullet is extracted, the truth will also come out. I have the video of my falling down after taking the stray bullet. I suspect the shot was fired by a police officer standing nearby. I will ask the SGPC to help me out."
SGPC general secretary Karnail Singh Panjoli, who on Saturday had condemned the booking of Sikh activist Barjinder Singh Parwana, said: "We will meet the police for details and, if need be, send Balwinder to a medical institute outside Punjab." SSP Deepak Pareek said: "We have other ways of identifying the shooter."