AMRITSAR: Batala MLA Sherry Kalsi's personal assistant (PA), a cousin and a friend were killed in a road accident while his brother and another friend sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in hit the divider following a sudden tyre burst in the wee hours of Sunday.
The injured persons were admitted to a hospital in Amritsar for treatment where their condition was reported to be out of danger.
According to police, all five were returning from a party at around 1am when the mishap took place. The impact of the accident was such that the car was almost completely damaged.
"Three persons including Updesh Singh, PA of MLA Kalsi, Gurleen Singh, his cousin brother and Sunil, a friend of MLA died in the accident while Sherry’s brother Amritpal Singh Kalsi and another friend Manik Mehta sustained injuries and were admitted in the hospital for treatment. Both of them are out of danger", said Rajpal Singh Sandhu, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Batala.