Amritsar: Couple dies in road mishap near Daburji

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Amritsar, March 6

A couple was run over by a speeding truck in Daburji area here on Tuesday late evening. The deceased were identified as Amandeep Singh (40) and his wife Harpreet Kaur (35), both residents of the Laxmansar chowk falling under the Division C police station here. They were returning home on a scooter after paying obeisance at a gurdwara.

The police have booked the driver, identified as Gurpreet Singh of Bhaini Gillan village, on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

ASI Ashwani Kumar, investigating officer in the case, said as the accused did not possess any driving licence, he was booked under Section 304 and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Amritpal Singh, brother of the victim, said Amandeep Singh who runs a meat shop near Bakarmandi area and his wife had gone to pay obeisance at a gurdwara. He said when they were returning home, a speeding truck (PB-10-JB-2089) driven by Gurpreet Singh ran them over. They were killed on the spot. Passersby nabbed the truck driver and handed him over to the police.

The residents said the construction of a flyover at the spot was the major reason behind road mishaps. The construction work on the flyover has been discontinued for the past few days. They said the administration should make proper arrangements so that precious lives could be saved.