Actor Deep Sidhu, accused in Republic Day violence, killed in road accident

New Delhi, Feb 15: Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu was killed in a road accident near Sonipat in Haryana on Tuesday, police confirmed.

As per Haryana Police, he rammed his car into a standing truck near Pipli toll at Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. Sidhu was on his way to Delhi to Bhatinda in Punjab when the vehicle white Mahindra Scorpio hit a trailer truck.

The incident occurred around 9:30 pm today, the police said.

Sidhu was arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red Fort violence on Republic Day during a farmers' tractor parade against the Centre's now-repealed agriculture laws.

Two months later, he had got bail, but the Delhi Police had arrested the actor-activist again in another case.

The actor, who faced the allegations of a key conspirator in the case, had got bail a few weeks later in April 2021 on the condition that he appears for questioning whenever cops called him.

Punjab CM Mourns his Death
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi expressed his condolence on Twitter. He wrote, "Deeply saddened to learn about the unfortunate demise of renowned actor and social activist, #DeepSidhu. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family and fans."

Who Was Deep Sidhu?

Deep Sidhu predominantly worked Hindi and Punjabi movies.

Born in 1984 in Punjab's Muktsar district, Sidhu studied law and was also a part of the Bar for a brief period before he won the Kingfisher Model Hunt award.

He entered the film industry with a Punjabi film Ramta Jogi, produced by critically acclaimed actor Dharmendra under his banner Vijayta Films.

The actor is also seen as an aide of Bollywood actor Sunny Deol. He campaigned Deol during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign when the actor was contesting elections from the Gurdaspur seat of Punjab.

After the tractor rally violence, Sidhu's photo with the now BJP MP Sunny Deol and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had gone viral post the Republic Day violence. However, Deol has distanced himself from Sidhu and had said he and his families have no association with Sidhu.