The Unthinkable End: A Parking Dispute, A Life Lost on Punjab's Roads

It's a story that, frankly, leaves you reeling. A routine Tuesday evening at Kurali bus stand, a place usually bustling with the comings and goings of everyday life, suddenly became the scene of something truly horrific. And, honestly, it was all over a bus parking spot. Just a parking spot.

Manjit Singh, a 50-year-old driver for Punjab Roadways, was, for all intents and purposes, simply doing his job. He’d navigated countless routes, seen all sorts of passengers, and probably dealt with a fair share of daily frustrations on the road. But this Tuesday, something snapped. A minor disagreement, the kind you see played out a hundred times a day in traffic-clogged cities, escalated beyond any reasonable measure.

The contention, as reported, was with another driver, Sukhwinder Singh, who drove a private bus. Words were exchanged, tempers flared—a scene all too familiar, isn't it? But then, it turned physical. One can only imagine the rising tension, the onlookers perhaps too stunned or too slow to intervene as the argument reached its boiling point. It escalated from words to blows, and then, inexplicably, to something far, far more sinister.

The details are grim, deeply so. Following the altercation, Sukhwinder Singh allegedly, in a shocking act of rage, reversed his own bus. He ran Manjit Singh over. Think about that for a moment: the very vehicle meant to transport people safely, turned into an instrument of ultimate violence. It’s almost impossible to comprehend the level of anger, the sheer disregard for human life, that could lead to such an act.

Manjit Singh was rushed to the hospital, but it was too late. He was pronounced dead, leaving behind a family, a life, all because of a parking dispute. Sukhwinder Singh, the accused, fled the scene, vanishing into the chaotic night. But, you could say, the law has a long memory. A case was registered, an investigation began, because an act like this simply cannot, must not, go unpunished.

This incident, in truth, serves as a stark, tragic reminder of the volatility that sometimes simmers beneath the surface of our daily lives, particularly on our roads. Road rage isn't just about honking or rude gestures; sometimes, as we've seen here, it has consequences that echo far beyond the moment of anger. It’s a call, perhaps, for all of us to pause, breathe, and remember the value of a human life, even in the heat of a frustrating moment.