A senior Congress leader from Punjab and his driver were killed in a road accident in Haryana’s Sonipat district, police said on Sunday. Senior Congress leader Khushbaz Jatan was on the Eastern Periphele Expressway passing through Sonipat. A speeding truck hit his car at Jakholi toll here. Sonipat Police is seriously investigating the accident.
The untimely death of Congress leader Khushbaz Jatan and driver Paramminder has shocked everyone. At the same time, Khushbaz Jatan’s gunman Karanvir has been seriously injured. It is being told that the defender of Khushbaz Jatan was punctured at the Jakholi toll plaza. They were repairing punctures on the side of the highway. Then a speeding truck hit him from behind and he became a victim of the accident.
Khushbaz Jatan was returning to Punjab from Delhi.
Khushbaz Jatan had contested the 2022 assembly elections from Bathinda’s Talwandi Saab. He was returning to Punjab after several important meetings from Delhi with his driver Paramminder and Punjab Police constable Karanvir. Gunman Karanvir is serving as a constable in the Punjab Police. They are seriously injured.
As soon as the accident was reported, the Sonipat police reached the spot and the bodies of both were taken into custody and sent to the civil hospital for post-mortem, while Karanvir has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment.
The puncture maker was also injured.
A man named Furqan, who had a puncture, was also injured in the accident. As soon as the information about this accident was received by Khushbaz Jatan’s family and party workers, he started reaching the civil hospital. The death of the senior leader also caused a wave of mourning in the Congress.
What did the Sonipat police say on the accident?
Giving information about the case, Kundli police station in-charge Sethi Malik said that information was received from the police control room that a vehicle has met with an accident near Jakholi toll. An unidentified vehicle hit the vehicle. His driver Parminder was killed in the accident. Khushbaz Jatan was on his way to Bathinda from Delhi. The post-mortem of both the bodies will be done.
