August 09, 2026

Three 'kanwariyas' run over by car in Punjab's Fathegarh Sahib

By Press Trust of India

Three 'kanwariyas' were killed, while another was seriously injured after a car hit them on the Sirhind GT Road at Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab early Sunday, police said.

The incident occurred when a group of 'kanwariyas' (devotees of Lord Shiva) were returning to Kotkapura in Punjab's Faridkot district after carrying holy water from Gangotri in Uttarakhand.

The injured were shifted to the Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib, where doctors declared three of them dead.

The deceased were identified as Mahinder Pal alias Gagan (43), a resident of Parshuram Nagar, Kotkapura; Deepak Kumar (42), a resident of Kotkapura; and Jagdish Mittal alias Kalu (40), a resident of Dr Harpal Street, Kotkapura in Faridkot district.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Tilak Raj said that a case has been registered at Sirhind police station and further legal action is being taken.

Efforts are underway to trace the driver of the vehicle who fled the spot.

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