Hindu Shiv Sena activists block road

Activists of the Hindu Shiv Sena today blocked the Nawanshahr-Chandigarh here after the death of their national president Abhishek Batta in a car accident.

Police said Abhishek Batta (35), a resident of Phagwara who was reportedly coming from Haridwar in his car, died when his vehicle collided with cement-laden truck coming from the opposite direction near Malpur Arkan.

A woman who was travelling with him sustained injuries and was admitted to the local civil hospital.

Shivi Batta, younger brother of the deceased, alleged that this was a preplanned murder as his brother who was on the hit list of some pro-khalistani forces and had received a number of death threats.
 

Later in the evening, Hindu Shiv Sena activists lifted the blockade on the Nawanshahr-Chandigarh Road after an assurance by police that it would register a case under relevant sections after fully investigating the matter.