Ludhiana: Drunk ASI hits two PCR policemen with car, one dead, other injured

Ludhiana: Two PCR policemen eating ice cream on the roadside near Jalandhar bypass were hit by an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) with a speeding car. The car dragged both of them for several meters. One policeman died in the accident, while the other was injured. The deceased has been identified as Head Constable Akashdeep Singh. His colleague ASI Satnam Singh is undergoing treatment at DMC Hospital. Immediately after the accident, Salem Tabri police arrested the suspect driving the car. He has been identified as ASI Balwinder Singh. The suspect is posted at Division Number 2 police station. He was coming from Jalandhar bypass at around 12.30 last night. It is being told that the ASI was drunk, due to which this accident happened. After the accident, people from the vicinity reached the spot after hearing the screams of both the policemen. They chased the ASI who was in plain clothes and caught him. After this, people informed the Salem Tabri police station. SHO of Salem Tabri Jaideep Jakhar said that the injured policemen were lying in a pool of blood. Both the victims were taken to the civil hospital for treatment, where Akashdeep Singh was declared dead. Akashdeep’s father Arjun Singh told media persons that he has three children. He said that his eldest son Akashdeep was on night duty at the time of the accident. He said that the ASI driving the car was drunk. He said that Akashdeep joined the Punjab Police in 2009 and has two children.