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.
Puja Changoiwala’s Gangster on the Run, by HarperCollins, will be released on 30 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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.