Chandigarh, July 16 -- Punjab Police have arrested 26-year-old Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Amritpal Singh Dhillon in connection with the hit-and-run death of Fauja Singh, the 114-year-old marathon icon who inspired millions worldwide with his incredible life and fitness.
The accident took place on Monday afternoon near Beas Pind village on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway.
As per the police the arrest has been made using CCTV footage from the area and broken vehicle parts found at the scene, police tracked the Fortuner (PB20-C-7100) to a man in Balachaur, who had sold the SUV multiple times.
The trail took the police to Dhillon, a resident of Dasupur village in Kartarpur who had returned from Canada a week ago. A team led by SSP Harwinder S...