NRI behind the wheel of SUV that tossed Fauja Singh

The Punjab Police have arrested 26-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Amritpal Singh Dhillon in connection with the hit-and-run death of Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old marathon icon who inspired millions worldwide with his incredible life and fitness.

- TDG NETWORK

The accident took place on Monday afternoon near Beas Pind village on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway.

As per the police, the arrest has been made using CCTV footage from the area and broken vehicle parts found at the scene; police tracked the Fortuner (PB20-C-7100) to a man in Balachaur, who had sold the SUV multiple times.

The trail took the police to Dhillon, a resident of Dasupur village in Kartarpur who had returned from Canada a week ago. A team led by SSP Harwinder Singh Virk raided his home on late Tuesday night and arrested him.