Eyewitnesses say Singh was struck at high speed by the SUV while crossing the national highway. Police register an FIR for rash driving and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
At the prime of his running career, Fauja Singh finished the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 5 hours and 40 minutes in the over-90 category—his personal best.
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The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
Extremely unfortunate. This is no way for anyone, leave alone a sweet elderly person like Mr. Fauja Singh, to die. The suspect, if found guilty, should receive a long jail sentence.
Extremely unfortunate. This is no way for anyone, leave alone a sweet elderly person like Mr. Fauja Singh, to die. The suspect, if found guilty, should receive a long jail sentence.