NRI From Canada Arrested In Iconic Runner Fauja Singh Hit-And-Run Case

Wednesday, 16 July 2025Newsdesk

Fauja Singh, popularly known as 'Turbaned Tornado', died in a hit-and-run accident in Punjab on Monday.

New Delhi 16 July 2025

As per news report of NDTV,The man who allegedly rammed his car into 114-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.Amritpal Singh Dhillon, a 26-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI), was arrested two days after Singh, popularly known as 'Turbaned Tornado', suffered head injuries in a hit-and-run accident while he was crossing the road at his native village near Jalandhar in Punjab. Singh was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Source - NDTV