Navjot Singh Sidhu Arrest – Navjot Singh Sidhu Case: In a breaking development, it has been reported that Navjot Singh Sidhu will not be surrendering himself to the police today (May 20). He was handed a one-year jail term for a road rage case. But the former Indian cricketer and current politician has requested the court to give him a few weeks’ time, citing medical reasons. Follow Indian Cricket News LIVE with InsideSport.IN.
According to the initial verdict, Sidhu was supposed to hand himself over to the Patiala police today.
The congress politician had earlier declared he will surrender as soon as the court proves him guilty. Sidhu now has taken a complete U-turn less than 24 hours after the verdict.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu: Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu will NOT SURRENDER today, requests court to give him few weeks for MEDICAL reasons – Follow Live Updates
Will submit to the majesty of law ….
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) May 19, 2022
On Thursday, the former cricketer himself wrote on Twitter, “Will submit to the majesty of law.”
However, he now has complained of medical conditions and has asked for a few weeks’ time. His lawyer, Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been asked to immediately approach the Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, for this matter.
Why Navjot Singh Sidhu is getting arrested – The entire EPISODE EXPLAINED
Navjot Singh Sidhu has been arrested for a road rage case that dates way back to 1988.
Then in his mid-20s and playing for the Indian national team, Sidhu had an altercation with an elderly man on the road.
In a fit of rage, the former cricketer ended up striking the man on his head with his hand, which resulted in his death.
Following the hearing of a plea filed by the victim’s family, Sidhu was given a sentence of one-year rigorous imprisonment on Thursday.
In their justification, the Supreme Court stated “The hand can also be a weapon by itself where say a boxer, a wrestler or a cricketer or an extremely physically fit person inflicts the same.
This may be understood where a blow may be given either by a physically fit person or to a more aged person.”
“As far as the injury caused is concerned, this Court has accepted the plea of a single blow by hand being given on the head of the deceased. In our view, it is this significance which is an error apparent on the face of the record needing some remedial action,” the Supreme Court verdict further added.
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