The Punjab Police has confirmed that a Canadian-based man has been accused and arrested in Fuja Singh’s deadly hit-and-run, which was considered the world’s oldest marathon runner.
Singh, who was 114 years old at the time of his death, was killed by a vehicle in his original village, India, India on Monday and died in a local hospital.
The accused, 26-year-old Amritpal Singh Dhilan, is a Canadian-based person and stays in custody. Dhilan lives in Canada with his mother and sisters and permit work by 2027. He traveled to India on 23 June.
Singh attracted the world attention in 2011, when he made headlines for his competitive walk at the age of 100. He was recorded as the first century and oldest person to complete a full marathon by the Olympics, and the same year, he completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The surname, “Turban Tornado, was a flashlight for the London 2012 Olympics.
But Singh was an amateur runner in his youth and started running competitively at the age of only 89.
“I was never a runner,” Singh said in an interview with Omni News in 2011, “What I used to do was farming so I could feed my children.”
He ran several marathon races between 2000 and 2013 years, when he eventually retired. Communities around the world recalled Singh’s message of health and perseverance, including Brampton Marathon.
“Fauja Singh was more than a runner, he was a movement,” the statement said, “His story reminded us and the world that it was never late to take a meaningful first step.”
Singh decided to chase to run after his wife and son suddenly died. He was originally from India, but later came to England, where he said that his life took a turn, defined it as “rebirth”.
In an interview with Omni News, Singh revealed that running did not always come easily. In fact, Singh said that his parents worked about their ability to walk as a child.
Singh before setting his record in Toronto in 2011, Singh said, “My parents got me treated and I started walking at the age of five. Even after that, I could not take a long walk. It was at the age of 15, when I felt a little power in my feet,” Singh said before setting his record in Toronto in 2011.
Despite his achievements, Singh was never included in the Guinness Book of World Records as he did not have a birth certificate, and his age could not be verified. India has said that birth certificates were not kept in 1911.