Rajya Sabha MP Sahney fulfills promise, gifts Activa to Jalandhar blast victim

Fulfilling a promise that he had made to the Jalandhar blast victim Gurpreet Singh, Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Vikramjit Singh Sahney gifted a new Activa to his kin on Friday.

While Gurpreet is still recovering from the injuries of the blast, his kin had met the MP to receive the gift. The blast had occurred on May 5 outside the Border Security Force headquarters in Jalandhar. Just seven minutes ahead of the blast, Gurpreet, a delivery boy for Flipkart, had gone to the gates and was awaiting the return of a parcel. He had parked the scooter right near the blast site and was talking on the phone when the blast occurred.

While Gurpreet had escaped miraculously, his Activa had been completely damaged. The initial finger of suspicion had pointed at him even though he was just a victim. He had to undergo a night-long interrogation by the police and central forces, after which he finally got a clean chit.

While recovering at his place, Gurpreet had made a fervent appeal through the media saying that he was the only bread earner in the family. "Having lost my scooter, I do not know how I shall continue my job, for which a vehicle is a necessity," he had said, maintaining that his family was not in a position to buy a new vehicle.

On May 8, Sahney had called up his father and retired BSF man, Kashmir Singh, and had promised him help. He had assured him that he would provide his son with a new vehicle soon.