Fauja Singh Accident: The driver who hit the world famous marathon runner Fauja Singh (age 114) has been identified. Police has arrested Amritpal Singh Dhillon, resident of Kartarpur in this case. At that time the accused was alone in Fortuner SUV (PB20-C-7100) and was going from Bhogpur towards Kishangarh.
CCTV footage made clues
After the incident, the police examined the CCTV cameras in the area, in which clear pictures of the car were revealed. On the basis of these footage, the police identified the vehicle and after investigating Amritpal was taken into custody. Investigation also revealed that Fortuner was first registered in the name of Harpreet Singh, a resident of Balachaur and after that it was sold thrice.
Police also interrogated DSP
Just before the time of the incident, a retired DSP from Ludhiana also passed through the same route with his car. The police also questioned him on Monday. Connecting various clues, the police succeeded in reaching the accused. SSP Harvinder Singh Virk also reached the spot and inspected the spot and gathered information from the local people.
Another painful turn of Fauja Singh’s life
This was not the first accident in the life of this runner of the century. In 1992, when he was building a dhaba for his elder son Kuldeep Singh in the village Beas, Kuldeep died after a shuttering fell at the time of construction.
Even after that incident, Fauja Singh did not lose courage and made a ‘Kuldeep Vaishno Dhaba’ in memory of his son. Even today, he keeps going to the dhaba in his routine. Unfortunately, at around 3:15 pm on Monday afternoon, when Fauja Singh was crossing the road and going towards the same dhaba, a high speed white Fortuner hit him.
The life of this elderly runner who created history has gone through a more painful turn. Strict action and quick arrest of the police is expected that justice will be found soon. At present, there is concern about Fauja Singh’s health.
