Tanda car crash kills newlywed couple
TRAGIC Married on August 1, they were on way to visit their uncle in Dasuya; police suspect speeding to be reason behind mishap
We had never imagined that our happiness will not last long. They were planning to leave for their honeymoon in few days. VIR PUSHKAR SINGH RANA, Sidh Raj’s father
HOSHIARPUR :A newlywed couple was killed when the Honda Amaze it was travelling in rammed into a stationary tractor-trolley near Tanda on Jalandhar-pathankot highway on Thursday.
The victims were identified as Sidh Raj Singh, 25, of Toe village in Dasuya sub-division, and his wife Anita, 21. They got married on August 1 and were living in Ludhiana.
The accident took place around 12pm when the couple was on its way to Toe from Ludhiana. The victims were rushed to the Dasuya civil hospital where doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.
Tanda station house officer (SHO) Pardip Singh said condition of the car (PB-10-EY-5969) and preliminary investigation suggested that it was being driven at high speed.
SIDH RAJ HAD RETURNED FROM UK AFTER 9 YEARS
Sidh Raj’s father Vir Pushkar Singh Rana, an employee at railway power house said his only son had recently returned from the UK after nine years. “We had never imagined that our happiness will not last long,” Rana said. “They were planning to leave for their honeymoon in a few days,” he added.
‘MY SON SAID HE WILL BE BACK SOON’
“Before starting from Ludhiana in the morning, my son said he would be back soon,” Victim’s father said.
“Little did we know it was the last time we were seeing him alive,” he added.
Sidh Raj’s uncle Shiv Raj Singh said the couple was coming to meet him at Toe village.
“We have our ancestral home in Toe. Sidh Raj’s wedding ceremony also took place here,” he added.
FAMILY DOESN’T WANT CASE AGAINST DRIVER
However, the family told police that it did not want any action against the tractor-trolley driver.
AJNALA MAN MOLESTS TEENAGER, NABBED
Another man was arrested for allegedly molesting a 16-yearold girl of an Ajnala village in Amritsar.
The incident took place on August 11, but the victim lodged her complaint on Wednesday, the police said.
The accused has been identified as Ramandeep Singh of the same village.
In her complaint to the Lopoke police, the girl said she was alone at her house on August 11 as her parents had gone out.
“At 1pm, the accused came and started enquiring about my father. When I told him my parents were not at home, he barged into my house and molested me. I raised an alarm, but he managed to escape,” she said. Investigation officer Balwinder Kaur said a case has been registered.