Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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Fauja Singh hit-and-run case: NRI arrested from Punjab; vehicle seized

IANS | July 16, 2025 10:29 AM

JALANDHAR: The Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested the man allegedly responsible for the hit-and-run incident that led to the death of 114-year-old marathon legend Fauja Singh on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway.

The accused, Amritpal Singh Dhillon, a 26-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI) originally from Kartarpur in Jalandhar, was apprehended two days after the incident.

Dhillon, who resides in Canada with his family, had reportedly returned to India just a week ago.

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