Being pressured to reach compromise: Victim’s kin

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Muktsar, February 6

More than 24 hours after SAD leader Hardeep Singh ‘Dimpy’ Dhillon’s bus reportedly mowed down a 27-year-old Dalit man at Kauni village, the police are yet to identify the accused bus driver. The driver had fled the spot, leaving the vehicle behind after the incident.

Dimpy Dhillon, who is the co-owner of New Deep Transport, is a close aide of Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and his buses have reportedly claimed many lives in the past.

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Gurmeet Singh, who is investigating the case, said, “The accused driver is yet to be identified. So far, we had been busy with the cremation of the victim. Now, we will speak to the transporter about the driver.”

Meanwhile, deceased’s brother Jasvir Singh alleged some Akali leaders, including an SGPC member, had yesterday pressurised them, offered above Rs 15 lakh for compromise. "With this fake assurance, they managed the situation and we cremated the body today. However, we did not get a single penny. We will fight for justice," he added.

“They made my father consume alcohol and took him into confidence,” he added.