Deep Sidhu, Punjabi actor and one of prime accused in Red Fort violence, dies in road accident

Actor Deep Sidhu who was out on bail in the Republic Day violence case in January last year has passed on in a road accident. The accident occurred on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway that bypasses Delhi. Visuals from the accident site show a white Mahindra smashed on the rear of a trailer truck; the SUV’s area is completely pushed in by the impact.

Mr Sidhu was going from Delhi to Bhatinda in Punjab when the SUV in which he was travelling slammed a trailer truck at 9:30 pm today, the police said.

Hospital authorities said he was brought dead.

Mr Sidhu was arrested by the Delhi Police in February last year regarding in connection with a tractor rally by farmers on Republic Day that spiralled into violence after protesters came to the Red Fort and attacked cops. The farmers were protesting against three new farm laws, which were withdrawn by the centre in November 2021.
Mr Sidhu was accused of being the key conspirator of the violence at Red Fort.