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His name is Bant Singh.
He is a farmer and folk singer from Jhabhar village in Mansa district, Punjab. He had been singing since he was ten years old.
In 2000 his daughter was studying in Class 9 when three men gang raped her. The panchayat told him to settle it quietly. He was offered ten lakh rupees and three acres of land to drop the case.
He refused. He filed a police complaint. He went to court. In 2004 all three men were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The village did not forgive him.
On January 5 2006 he was cycling home through wheat fields after campaigning for a labour rally. Seven men ambushed him with iron rods and axes. He lost both arms and his left leg.
He was moved from Mansa to Patiala to PGI Chandigarh where doctors operated for hours to save his life.
When he regained consciousness he asked for his harmonium.
He said they cut my arms thinking they would silence me. They were wrong.
All seven attackers were eventually convicted. He kept performing at rallies. He kept singing.
He still sings today.
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