Fauja Singh, the world-famous marathon runner who passed away at the age of 114, will be cremated on Sunday at 12 pm in Beas ਪਿੰਡ, his birthplace.
His family said that Fauja Singh had wished for his last rites to be done in his native ਪਿੰਡ. His son, Harvinder Singh, told media that My sister has already arrived, and my brother will reach ਅੱਜ. The cremation will be held after that. The family is heartbroken.
Harvinder also shared that the family of the accused driver came to meet him. “They visited us yesterday to offer condolences. They said the accused ran away because he panicked after the incident,” he said.
Earlier, in one of his interviews, Fauja Singh had said that he stayed active by walking daily in his ਪਿੰਡ. “I avoid going on the roads because it can be risky, so I walk inside the ਪਿੰਡ,” he had said.
Sadly, he was hit by a car while walking toward a local dhaba (small restaurant) in the ਪਿੰਡ.
