Pakistan

Indian expat rams SUV into Wagah border gate

The motorist, identified as Surinder Singh, a Canadian national, was reportedly drunk when he drove past a check post

News Desk November 17, 2015

A security official stands near the vehicle that rammed into Pakistani gate on Wagha border. PHOTO: NNI

A drunken expatriate rammed his sports utility vehicle (SUV) into the Indian gate of the Wagah-Attari border in the wee hour of Monday, triggering a major breach in Indian border security.

The motorist, identified as Surinder Singh, a Canadian national, was reportedly drunk when he drove past a check post before ramming his vehicle into the Indian gate which was heavily damaged compared to the Pakistani gate.

The 50-year-old man, who is said to be undergoing psychiatric treatment, was arrested by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel at Zero Line, the border area between India and Pakistan.

“Singh broke through the customs gate on the outer periphery of the heavily guarded border crossing in a Scorpio sports utility vehicle at 3:45am. He then rammed through a barricade located metres ahead of the Swaran Jyanti Dwar,” claimed Indian newspaper Hindustan Times.

The man broke through the Indian gate and his car only came to a stop after ramming it into the Pakistani border gate..

Published in The Express Tribune, November 17^th, 2015.