Panchayat secy dies in accident, Doda man held

Panchayat Secretary Makhan Singh died on the spot in a collision with a Mahindra pickup near village Kukd Mazra on the Sri Anandpur Sahib-Garhshankar road.

The police registered a case on the statement of the deceased's brother. Makhan Singh was posted as Panchayat Secretary in the BDPO, Garhshankar.

Makhan Singh's elder brother Sita Ram told the Garhshankar police that Makhan and he were going to our village from Garhshankar around 10 o'clock on our motorcycles. Near Kukd Mazra village, a pickup vehicle coming from the front hit Makhan's motorcycle and the pickup van ran over my brother. Makhan was seriously injured and was taken to a Health Centre at Sadoa where doctors declared him dead.

Based on the statements, the police has arrested Rahim Ali of Champal, district Doda, Jammu & Kashmir, now the resident of Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur, and registered a case against him.

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Photo: File photo of motorcycle lying near the accident-hit Mahindra Bolero Pickup and Panchayat Secretary Makhan Singh.