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3 kanwariyas killed as speeding car rams pilgrims on Punjab highway
Three kanwariyas were killed and one critically injured after a speeding car hit them from behind on the Sirhind-Mandi Gobindgarh highway in Fatehgarh Sahib district around 2 am on Sunday. The driver…
The Story in Brief
Three kanwariyas were killed and one critically injured after a speeding car hit them from behind on the Sirhind-Mandi Gobindgarh highway in Fatehgarh Sahib district around 2 am on Sunday. The driver fled. Fellow devotees protested at the spot. Police recovered a broken number plate and are trying to trace the vehicle and driver.
The deceased were Deepak Kumar, Mahinder Pal and Jagdish Mittal, all from Kotkapura in Faridkot district. They were returning from Gangotri Dham after collecting holy water for the Kanwar Yatra. An eyewitness said the driver ran over the victims and did not stop. Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan promised strict action and financial aid for the families.
The Indian Opinion
The familiar pattern of a fatal hit-and-run followed by protests and political assurances has played out once more. Social media will soon fill with calls for harsher penalties, but the real test is whether the Punjab police can improve night-time highway policing and street lighting, not just trace a broken number plate. One question matters most: will this accident lead to visible traffic enforcement on the Sirhind-Mandi Gobindgarh stretch, or will it be forgotten by the next Kanwar Yatra?
Source: indiatoday.in
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