- Actor Deep Sidhu, accused in the Republic Day violence, died in a car accident
- His friends suspect foul play and claim he was receiving threats.
- Police is investigating the matter
New Delhi: Punjabi film actor and accused in Delhi Red Fort violence, Deep Sidhu died in a road accident on Tuesday. He was travelling along with his friend, Reena Roy. Prima facie it was a case of an accident, said the police.
Sidhu’s body has been sent for post mortem. Roy, who was also in the car, is out of danger. She had received minor injuries and has been discharged from the hospital.
How the accident happened
The accident took place between 7:30 PM to 8 PM near KMP (Kondli – Manesar – Peripheral) in Sonipat. A CCTV grab of his SUV at Pipli Toll Plaza was recorded at 7:20 PM. ‘
At around 7.45 PM, near Pipli Toll Plaza, Sidhu lost the balance out of his SUV while overtaking. A truck driver suddenly pushed the break and the SUV rammed into the rear side of the truck. The truck driver is absconding.
A case has been registered against the truck driver at Kharkhoda police station of Sonipat, Haryana. He has been booked under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death due to negligence) of the Indian Penal Code at Kharkhoda police station of Sonipat, Haryana.
Friends suspect foul play
Sidhu’s friends suspect foul play in the case as he was receiving threats from some people. His friends reached the spot late at night. They said that way the accident took place it seemed that the truck driver intentionally applied breaks leading to the accident.
The police have said that no foul play has been determined in the case as of now. The case is being investigated. The police also recovered some bottles of alcohol from Sidhu’s car.
The police are inquiring about the version of the family. Post mortem examination is conducted by a team of three doctors at Sonipat Government Hospital.
Sidhu was arrested last year in connection with the Republic Day violence at Red Fort. He was later chargesheeted and got out on bail.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tweeted, “Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of Deep Siddhu. My sincerest condolences for his family and friends. God bless his soul”.
