HC judge dives into lake to save girl from drowning

A High Court judge in Chandigarh 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 on Monday.

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