Deep Sidhu: Key Facts About Actor Who Died In Road Accident
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Deep Sidhu died in a road accident on Tuesday night. The SUV which he was driving smashed into a trailer truck. He was an accused in Republic Day violence case.
The body of actor Deep Sidhu, who died in a road accident last night, was handed over to his family today after a post-mortem. The accident took place on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Delhi. A white Mahindra Scorpio that Mr Sidhu was driving, smashed into a trailer truck.
Deep Sidhu came into the spotlight last year when he was charged with a role in the violence during protests on Republic Day. He was out on bail.
He was at the centre of the farmers' protest against the three controversial farm laws, which were withdrawn by the Centre in November last year.
The police had charged Sidhu in connection with a tractor rally by farmers on Republic Day 2021 that spiraled into violence as protesters entered the historic Red Fort. Armed with sticks, some protesters on tractors attacked policemen on duty on that day, injuring them.
