Ludhiana: Congress councillor arrested after his car kills 13-year-old

LUDHIANA: The Ludhiana rural Raikot police arrested Congress councillor Baljinder Singh Rimpa on Tuesday, after his car killed a 13-year-old boy and injured his mother.
Seeta, 40, a resident of Green City, Raikot, along with her son, Nitin Verma, and father, Kundan Lal, had gone to a market on Sunday night.
Kundan Lal said in his police complaint, “Around 9.15pm Sunday, my daughter, grandson and I had gone to the market near the old bus stand. We were walking along the road when a speeding car hit Seeta and Nitin. Seeta fell on the other side of the road and the car ran over Nitin. With the help of passersby, we brought Nitin out from under the car and took him and Seeta to a nearby hospital.”
From there, the two were referred to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, where the boy succumbed to his injuries early on Monday.
The condition of Seeta is stated to be stable.
Kundal Lal said Congress councillor Baljinder Singh Rimpa was driving the car and his minor son was with him. “Rimpa was drunk at the wheel. That is why he was speeding the car and lost control over it,” he added.
City Raikot police station ASI Balwinder Singh said a case has been registered under sections 279 (rash driving), 304-A (causing death by negligence), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC against councillor Rimpa, a resident of Guru Nanak Pura of Raikot. He has been arrested.
“His medical examination was conducted to ascertain if he was drunk or not. Its report is awaited,” the ASI added.