The Indian Express (Delhi Edition)
Nephew of Himachal CM’S wife run over thrice after fight, dies
HE WAS beaten, then run over thrice by two men driving a BMW car, dragging his body for over 50 metres and leaving a trail of blood on the road that was still visible two days later.
In a horrifying case of a latenight party gone wrong, the 28year-old nephew of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh was assaulted and run over following a fight in an upscale neighbourhood here early Thursday. On Friday, Akansh Sen, son of Arun Sen, succumbed to injuries at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).
According to police, Akansh was run over by Harmehtab Singh Farid and his friend Balraj Singh Randhawa outside a house in Sector 9, where they had all got together following a party at Boom Box Cafe, which is owned by the victim.
Both the accused, against whom murder charges have been registered, are on the run, said police. The FIR states that Harmehtab instigated Balraj to run over Akansh again, after they had ensured that he was dead.
Farid is the great grandson of Gian Singh Rarewala, former chief minister of Pepsu state, the erstwhile Patiala and East Punjab States Union, and owns a farmhouse in Landran near Mohali. Farid and Balraj, in whose name the BMW is registered, are residents of Mohali.
Sen’s family, meanwhile, have hit out at local police for failing to arrest the accused. “We are not happy with the police investigation. It has been more than 24 hours and no arrest has been made. Police should have acted promptly and arrested the culprits, who we fear have already fled the city,” said Vikramaditya Singh, son of Virbhadra Singh.
“I have spoken to the Punjab Governor and sought his intervention. Notices have been issued to stop them from fleeing the country,” he said.
Congress leader Virbhadra