In a great display of humanity, a Sikh boy converted his turban into a band-aid to help a bleeding woman who met with an accident and his quick wit helped a woman and she didn’t have much of blood loss.

The story came from Jammu and Kashmir where Manjeet Singh, 20 from Dewar, Tral used his turban to plug the injury of a Muslim lady after she was hit by a truck near Awantipora.

KashmirLife

The reports say that a 45-year-old woman was hit by a speeding truck in Awantipora leaving her injured. Her leg badly blooding and the truck sped away after hitting her and passersby just watched. But then came Manjeet, “I saw her lying on the road, with blood coming out of her leg,” recalls Manjeet. “I could not resist using my own turban to plug the wound.” He was quoted by KashmirLife.

Manjeet didn’t think even once before taking off her turban and plugged the injured leg to stop the blood. “I did what anyone else in my place would have done,” said Manjeet.

For a Sikh, the turban is the most article of faith and removing his turban to help an accident victim is certainly a very kind and touching gesture.

Manjeet himself has a touching story which explains his selfless service and character. Manjeet’s father Karnail Singh, a daily wager in Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUAST) passed away and he was recruited in his place as a daily-wager. Manjeet has a handicapped mother, sister and elder brother to take care of at home.

“My father remained a daily-wager through-out his 25 years of service. But I was promised that I will be inducted as a permanent staffer,” said Manjeet. “But so far that promise has not been fulfilled. All I want is a permanent job so that I can feed my family properly.”

Manjeet is a sole breadwinner for the family.