Police in India have arrested a person who allegedly inserted his car into British National The oldest marathon is believed to be a runner,
Fauja Singh died after being hit by a car at the age of 114, while an attempt was being made to cross a road in his berth village Beas Pind near Jalandhar district in the western state. Punjab On Monday.
The Punjab Police allegedly arrested 33 -year -old Amritpal Singh Dhilan from his house in Jalandhar district on Tuesday night. The suspect allegedly told the police that she was returning from Bhogpur city when the incident took place.
In its complaint, the police said that the vehicle was intensifying and after the accident, the driver ran away from the scene instead of taking Singh to the hospital. The suspect bought the fate of a white Toyota from a Punjab local after reaching India from Canada about eight days ago, Hindustan Times Informed
Singh was on the way to a roadside restaurant or A. Dhaba When Bhagya hit him on Monday. Gurdeep Singh, who managed the restaurant, told times of India He used to eat food in Dhaba every few days. Singh “had a simple meal and sat for tea. It was a pilgrimage for him to be near the picture of his son,” he said.
He said, “People often used to take selfies with him. We were proud here.”
Born in Punjab in April 1911 in Punjab, Singh was said to be suffering from thin and weak legs as a child. The youngest of four children in an agricultural family, he was unable to walk until he was five years old.
He moved to England and settled in 1992 after his wife Gian Kaur’s death in Jalandhar with his son in East London.
It was not till 2000, at the age of 89, that he ran away, quickly completing his first and was growing for fame. Marathon Six hours in London and 58 minutes faster than the best of the previous world in -90-plus age bracket.
He made his name by defeating several records for the marathon time in a several age group brackets, and became an inspiration for countless athletes by running a marathon before the age of 100 years.
His individual best came to the Toronto Marathon in 2003, where he ran the course in just five hours 40 minutes.
He then became the first century to run the marathon after eight years and retired at the age of 101 after the torchbier for the London 2012 Olympics.
Among the Sikhs in the city, Fauja Singh’s coach Harmander Singh said that Club will dedicate all his programs by March next year to celebrate Singh’s life and achievements. It asked those who mourn to donate their club house appeal instead of buying flowers.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his tribute that Singh was “his unique personality and the way he had inspired the youth of India on a very important subject of fitness”.
“He was an extraordinary athlete with an incredible determination. Penished by his death. My thoughts are with his family and countless fans around the world,” he posted on X.
Labor MP Preet Kaur Gill also paid tribute to the runner, posted on X: “Sadly sad to hear about Fauja Singh’s death.
“I was respected to meet him. In fact an inspirational man. His discipline, simple life and deep humility left a permanent mark on me. A reminder that is just one number, but attitude is everything. Relaxation in power, relaxing, legend.”
