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3 Kanwariyas killed by speeding car on Punjab highway, driver arrested
Three Kanwariyas were killed and one critically injured after a speeding car rammed them from behind on the Sirhind-Mandi Gobindgarh highway in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the early hours of Sunday. The…
The Story in Brief
Three Kanwariyas were killed and one critically injured after a speeding car rammed them from behind on the Sirhind-Mandi Gobindgarh highway in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the early hours of Sunday. The driver, identified as Tarlochan Singh from Ludhiana district, was arrested after his vehicle's number plate fell off at the scene, helping police trace him. The deceased were residents of Kotkapura town in Faridkot district.
The accident occurred around 2 am when the group of six pilgrims was returning from Gangotri in Uttarakhand as part of the annual Kanwar Yatra. Police have booked the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The incident sparked a brief protest at the site by fellow pilgrims, demanding immediate action. Police said investigations are underway to examine the circumstances leading to the crash.
The Indian Opinion
The tragedy is being seized upon by some to paint the Kanwar Yatra as a law-and-order problem, but the numbers show otherwise: millions of pilgrims travel every year with minimal incidents. The real story here is reckless driving and the absence of highway safety measures, not the pilgrimage itself. Both, the state and the police, must answer: what will be done to prevent a repeat of this crash, not just during yatra season but throughout the year? A concrete test is whether the driver is convicted swiftly under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, or whether the case gets lost in the usual cycle of protests and inaction.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
