Speeding Thar crushes tabla player to death in Ludhiana

A speeding Mahindra Thar crushed a bike-borne tabla player to death on the Hambran Road in Ludhiana.

The deceased has been identified as Jaspreet Singh (36), a resident of Manjit Singh Nagar. He was a tabla player associated with a ragi jatha at Sarabha Nagar Gurdwara Sahib and was on his way to perform kirtan service at the gurdwara in Hambran village.

Investigating Officer ASI Balwinder Singh of Ladhowal police said the incident occurred around 2 pm on Monday. According to eyewitnesses, the speeding Thar hit the motorcycle from behind with great force. Jaspreet Singh fell on the road and the vehicle’s tyre ran over his face.

The driver fled the scene. The police have shifted the body to the Civil Hospital for a postmortem. Footage from nearby CCTV cameras is being scanned to identify and trace the accused driver.