Police officer enforcing coronavirus lockdown in India has hand chopped off in sword attack

International lawyer David Tafuri joins Trace Gallagher to discuss India's decision to lock down for 21 days amid coronavirus pandemic. Assistant Sub-Inspector Harjeet Singh was taking part in a COVID-19 enforcement operation when he tried to stop a group of five men at the market and was attacked with a sword that severed his wrist. Authorities respond after an officer had his hand hacked off during an attack Sunday while he was trying to enforce the coronavirus lockdown. It triggered a pursuit and standoff by police after the suspects fled to a Sikh temple about 6 miles from the market. A standoff at the temple lasted for about six hours as officers tried to negotiate with the men, who then opened fire on authorities. The attack happened two days before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension to the country’s lockdown for 1.3 billion people until May 3. He said in a national address there may be some easing of restrictions after one week to help poor daily wage earners and those working in the agriculture sector. A Kashmiri man wearing protective gear crosses a barricade in an area declared as red zone by the government during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Modi, who said India has paid a big economic price by imposing the lockdown, added that restrictions will be eased only in areas that do not show any deterioration in the spread of coronavirus. Policemen stop a woman from entering a containment zone during lockdown in Hyderabad, India, April 14.