Vehicle in BKU leader's cavalcade meets with accident in Ludhiana

Nikhil Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, May 2

A vehicle in the cavalcade of BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni met with an accident near Jawaddi in Ludhiana district on Sunday afternoon. A truck laden with sand rammed into the car of retired IGP Iqbal Singh.

The vehicle suffered some damage but its occupants, including the retired IG, didn’t suffer any injuries. BKU leader was in another vehicle.

Simran Dhindsa, BKU IT-Cell in charge, said the cavalcade of several vehicles was headed towards Jawaddi to attend a meeting at a gurdwara.

When they reached the village, a truck loaded with sand coming from the wrong side rammed into the vehicle.

“All the occupants of the car are safe. We have also informed the Dugri police about the incident and details of the truck has also been given. It was a minor accident so we all left for the meeting from the spot” added Simran.

Dugri SHO Surinder Chopra said he was not aware of the matter. ASI Jaswinder Singh of Dugri police station said he has sent the PCR team to the spot and the probe is on.