Deep Sidhu dies in road accident: How was the popular Punjabi actor related to Republic Day violence?

Sidhu was going from Delhi to Bhatinda in Punjab when the car in which he was travelling rammed a trailer truck at 9:30 pm today, the police said. The actor was declared brought dead by the hospital authorities.

NEW DELHI: Popular Punjabi actor and activist Deep Sidhu, who was also accused in the Republic Day violence case last year, died in a road mishap while he was heading towards Haryana on Tuesday night.

According to Haryana Police, the accident took place on Western Peripheral Expressway near Pipli Toll plaza. The Haryana Police said that the actor rammed his car into a standing truck near Pipli toll on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway.