India, July 16 -- Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Canada in relation to the hit-and-run case, which led to the death of marathon runner Fauja Singh.

As per the initial information, the accused has been identified as Amritpal Singh. Officials told HT that Singh came from Canada eight days ago and recently purchased a white Toyota Fortuner (PB 20c7100) from a Kapurthala resident.

Officials further added that the accused hails from Dasupur village of Kartarpura sub-division in Jalandhar district.

Fauja Singh, who was also known as 'Turbaned Tornado", was hit by a car on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway on Monday. The 114-year-old suffered from head injuries due to the accident and was rushed to a hospital, where he died.

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