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NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon was arrested in Kartarpur for the hit-and-run case involving veteran marathoner Fauja Singh. He confessed to accidentally hitting Singh with his SUV.
Veteran marathon runner Fauja Singh takes part in a marathon, in Mumbai (File photo/PTI)
In a major breakthrough in the veteran marathoner Fauja Singh hit-and-run case, the police arrested one Amritpal Singh Dhillon late on Tuesday. Identified as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Amritpal Singh was arrested in Kartarpur, his home town.
Amritpal Singh Dhillon had recently returned from Canada and was the one driving the SUV at the time of the accident.
It was also known that Amritpal had purchased the Fortuner from Ravindra Singh of Rurhampur two years ago.
Sources told CNN-News18 that during interrogations, Amritpal Singh admitted that the world’s oldest marathoner, Fauja Singh, was hit by his car in Punjab’s Jalandhar district.
He told the police that the accident happened while he was returning home after selling his phone in Bhogpur on Monday afternoon.
Since the car was moving at a high speed, it hit Singh. Amritpal Singh fled the scene as he got scared, he told the police.
On Tuesday, the police had said that the accused in the case had been identified and that he would be arrested soon.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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