Manu Bhaker’s grandmother, uncle killed in road accident in Haryana

Rohtak: Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker's grandmother and maternal uncle died in a road accident in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district Sunday.
The incident occurred around 9.30am on Mahendragarh bypass road near Charkhi Dadri, their home.
Manu's uncle Yudhvir (50) was on his way to work, with his mother Savitri Devi (70), riding pillion. He was going to drop her at his brother's place when a speeding car hit his scooter, barely 150 metres from their house.Such was the impact of the collision that both died on the spot. The car overturned and the driver fled the scene.
On receiving information, police rushed to the site and sent the bodies for autopsy to the civil hospital.
Charkhi Dadri police station has registered a case on the complaint of Yudhvir's son, Satpal. Yudhvir's brother, Anand, has demanded a thorough investigation into the incident.
Investigation officer Suresh Kumar said a probe is on.
Witnesses said the car was coming from the wrong direction.
In his statement to police, Yudhvir's son said, his father was going to drop his grandmother at his uncle's place near the civil hospital when the car hit their scooter. The car's driver fled the scene before police arrived, he said.
Yudhvir, a driver with Haryana Roadways, was currently stationed at Dadri bus stand. Originally from Kalali village, he lived in Charkhi Dadri city.
The tragedy struck Manu Bhaker's family two days after she was awarded the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The ace shooter made history by securing two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics 2024 — one in the women's 10m air pistol event and another in the 10m pistol mixed event with fellow shooter Sarabjot, becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals in a single Olympics.
Manu Bhaker is expected to visit Charkhi Dadri soon.