Haryana police registers case against truck driver in actor Deep Sidhu's death
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Haryana police have filed a case against the truck driver in connection with the death of Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu.
The Haryana Police has registered a case against the truck driver involved in the accident in which Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu died, officials said on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old actor, accused of being the key conspirator of the Red Fort violence on Republic Day last year, died Tuesday evening after his SUV hit a truck on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway in Sonipat district.
He was travelling from Delhi to Punjab when the incident occurred near Pipli toll plaza in Kharkhoda, around 25 km from Singhu border, the epicentre of last year's farmers' protest against farm laws.
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On the complaint of Deep Sidhu's brother Mandeep, a case has been registered against the truck driver for alleged rash and negligent driving, police said.
Officials said the driver has been identified and would be arrested soon.
Meanwhile, Deep Sidhu's body was handed over to his relatives after post mortem at the civil hospital here. The entire process was videographed. The body was cremated in a Ludhiana village in Punjab in the evening.