Paying scant regard to his own safety, a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court jumped into the Sukhna Lake to save a young girl from drowning. Along with his security officer, who also jumped into the lake after him, the judge then brought the girl out to safety.
It was on March 30 that during his morning walk on the banks of the lake, that Justice M. Jeyapaul observed a commotion with several people shouting for help. He noticed that a girl was drowning in the water. He immediately ran to her rescue and dived into the lake.
Justice Jeyapaul’s security officer, Yashpal, also followed him into the waters. Both of them swam towards the girl who had by now gone under the surface. Mr. Yashpal is learnt to have gone under water and pulled the girl to the surface. She was then brought to the shore by him and Justice Jeyapaul. Though the girl had been rendered unconscious, she was revived and taken to a hospital.
It was later revealed that she had attempted suicide as despite her securing good marks, her father had expressed his inability to support her studies due to his poor financial condition. Upon learning this, the Judge gave the family some money towards her studies. He has also recommended his security officer for a cash reward and promotion.
This article previously spelt the Justice Jeyapaul's name as M. Jiapal. The error is regretted.k
