Sukhbir seeks fair probe into US truck crash

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has sought a fair investigation into the tragic truck crash in San Bernardino County of the US, involving 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh, a baptised Sikh from Purana Shalla village in Gurdaspur district.

He also appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to intervene to safeguard Jashanpreet’s rights.

Jashanpreet’s family, along with the SAD’s Dinanagar constituency in-charge Kamaljit Singh Chawla, met Sukhbir at his Badal village residence here.

Sukhbir said the family firmly maintained that Jashanpreet was wrongly accused of being under the influence of a drug during the crash. “They described the toxicology claims as a grave error that requires urgent review,” he said in a post on X.

While expressing condolences for the lives lost in the accident, Sukhbir urged the US authorities to ensure a just and compassionate hearing for the young man, who is far from home.