Jalandhar Viral Video: One Dies On Spot As Police Vehicle Runs Over Two Girls, CCTV Footage Surfaces
According to reports, one girl died on the spot, while the other girl was severely injured and taken to a local hospital. Watch the video of the horrific road accident.
Two girls were run over by a speeding car at the Jalandhar-Phagwara highway which was being driven by a police officer. The accused in this case, Amrit Pal Singh, an inspector with Punjab Police was behind the wheel of the speeding car. He has been arrested.
According to reports, one girl died on the spot, while the other girl was severely injured and taken to a local hospital. The name of the deceased girl is Navjot Kaur. She and her friend were standing on the roadside of Jalandhar-Phagwara highway near the Dhanewali village where Amrit Pal's car mowed them down.
Amrit Pal was posted at the Harike Pattan and is a resident of Hoshiarpur. ADCP 1 Jalandhar Suhail Mir said that Pal was alone in the car when he rammed it onto the two girls, reported Tribune.
TRIGGER WARNING: Visuals in the video might be disturbing for some viewers
Take a look at the CCTV Footage of this incident:
OMG….. Punjab Police Sub Inspector rammed his car on two girls crossing Jalandhar -Chandigarh Highway, One girl died at the spot and another seriously injured….God save her🙏 pic.twitter.com/N0tWAWKjKj
— Oxomiya Jiyori 🇮🇳 (@SouleFacts) October 18, 2021
The Jalandhar-Phagwara highway was blocked by people to protest against the gruesome act by the police officer. Heavy traffic was seen on the highway after protesters blocked the road. Speaking about the increasing traffic, Jalandhar Police Commissioner Naunihal Singh said, "Due to the residents blocking traffic following the incident, jams were caused on the highway. We are looking into it." (to Tribune)