Fauja Singh hit the hit-and-run case: ‘The driver was not an enemy,’ son says; ‘Humanity could be shown’. Bharat News

New Delhi: The son of the late marathner Fauja Singh condemned the accused in the hit-and-run case involving his father, instead of helping Singh focus on medical attention, he criticized him for showing ‘no humanity’ by running away from the scene. “I have read that he claimed that he did not know with whom he had killed. However, he was a local and he should know that an elderly man was killed by his vehicle. Did he not run away from the scene and took my father to the hospital, maybe he could save his life,” Harinder Singh told PTI on Friday.“He was not our enemy; he could contact us and accept that it was that. At least for humanity, he should have come forward. Now, the police have taken action in the case and the matter is in their hands, “he said.The last rites for Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathner, will be performed at 12 noon, at 12 noon, in its original village Beas located in Jalandhar.Gurpreet Singh Dhilan was arrested on Tuesday night and was sent to judicial custody the next day regarding the hit-and-run case related to Fauja Singh. Police said Dhillon had returned to Punjab three weeks ago and confirmed that his vehicle had been confiscated. Originally from Dasupur in Kartpur, Dhillon went to Canada on a tourist visa and later validated by 2027. He was caught at his residence in Dasupur, which is close to Fauja Singh’s village, Beas.Political spectrum leaders condoled the demise of the marathner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted his remarkable feeling and permanent impact in motivating Indian youth to embrace fitness.“Fauja Singh ji was really notable, inspired the youth of India with an important subject of their unique personality and fitness. He was an excellent athlete with unbreakable determination. His death has caused great sadness. My condolences are with his family and his untouched fans around the world,” PM Modi has X.