LUDHIANA: Sunday’s accident in which three youths, including a woman, died after their car fell into Sidhwan Canal near South City from the gap in the fence was not a one-off case. Several lives have been lost due to gaps in the boundary around Sidhwan Canal.
After the accident, the traffic police placed two cemented boulders to fill the breach. The TOI took a round of the canal from South City to Lohara and found many such fatal spots. Most were identified near South City, Pakhowal Bridge and Lohara.
A road safety expert said action should be taken against public works department (PWD) officials and the project directors of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) who worked at the Southern Bypass. Road safety expert Kamaljit Soi said, “The police must register a case against the officials concerned for the unfinished work. Because of their negligence, the car of youths fell into the canal from the gap between the wire barriers. At many places, they have installed cem
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LUDHIANA: A day after three youths died as their car fell into Sidhwan Canal, the police, on Monday, booked the driver of hatchback which reportedly caused the accident for rash driving and causing death by negligence.
The youths’ friend, Rahul, 20, of Gurdaspur, had escaped unhurt as he jumped out of the car before it plunged in the water body. Rahul has told the police that the hatchback, which was ahead of them, suddenly took a turn. “As a result, our car hit it, went out of control and fell into the canal,” he said.
ASI Baljinder Singh said, “The hatchback (PB 10 GS 7554) is owned by advocate Parveen Jindal. It is yet to be ascertained if he was driving it at the time. It has been impounded.”
Passersby brought the three out and took them to a hospital, where they were declared dead.
The deceased have been identified as Prabhjot Singh Lubhana, 19, Pahul Bains, 18, and Tiksha Saini, 21.
Police said Tiksha, a native of Delhi, was pursuing medical internship in the city and lived in a paying guest accommodation in South City. “Rahul, Pahul and Prabhjot are of Gurdaspur. Rahul is pursuing graduation and Prabhjot and Pahul were awaiting their Class XII results,” said a cop.
Rahul said in his police statement, “Tiksha was my friend. I, along with Pahul and Prabhjot, had come to Ludhiana to meet her. We left Gurdaspur around 11.30am in Prabhjot’s car (PB 06 AZ 7180) and reached Ludhiana around 2.30pm. We picked up Tiksha and went to a mall. Thereafter, we were going towards South City to drop her at her PG accommodation.”
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Ludhiana: Two accused robbed Rs 1.50 lakh at gunpoint from two men near Gill bridge on Sidhwan Canal on Monday night.
Ankush Kanda, 20, of Amritsar said in his police complaint, “On Monday, I, along with my family, had come here to visit my aunt Shashi Bala in Guru Nanak Colony-A. My aunt’s husband Madan Sachdeva and son Shivam run a forging factory near their residence close to Gill bridge.” When they were having dinner around 8pm, Madan Sachdeva received a call from a trader to whom he was to pay Rs 1.50 lakh.
“My uncle asked me and Shivam’s brother-in-law Babat Sharma to hand over the payment to the trader near Gill bridge. On reaching there, we were waiting for the trader when an SUV pulled over near us. Its occupants pointed a pistol at us, snatched the cash and sped away. There was a man and a woman in the SUV,” he added.