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HC judge dives into lake to save girl from drowning

A high court judge here dived into the local Sukhna lake to save a teenage girl from drowning after she allegedly attempted suicide, police said. The incident took place on March 30 when justice M Jeyapaul (60) of the Punjab and Haryana high court dived into the Lake to save the 15-year-old girl after he noticed her drowning while he was on his routine morning walk, Sukhna Lake Police Post In-charge Mini Bhardwaj told PTI here on Tuesday.

Updated on: Apr 7, 2015, 18:05:57 IST
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A high court judge here dived into the local Sukhna lake to save a teenage girl from drowning after she allegedly attempted suicide, police said.

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The incident took place on March 30 when justice M Jeyapaul (60) of the Punjab and Haryana high court dived into the Lake to save the 15-year-old girl after he noticed her drowning while he was on his routine morning walk, Sukhna Lake Police Post In-charge Mini Bhardwaj told PTI here on Tuesday.

Jeyapaul's security officer, Yashpal also jumped into the Lake and the duo managed to save the girl, police added.


Chandigarh: A high court judge here dived into the local Sukhna lake to save a teenage girl from drowning after she allegedly attempted suicide, police said.

The incident took place on March 30 when Justice M Jeyapaul (60) of the Punjab and Haryana high court dived into the Lake to save the 15-year-old girl after he noticed her drowning while he was on his routine morning walk, Sukhna Lake Police Post In-charge Mini Bhardwaj told PTI here on Tuesday.