Mohali, May 12 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), SAS Nagar, has awarded Rs.16 lakh compensation to the parents of a 22-year-old man who died after an Activa scooter allegedly hit his motorcycle from the wrong side near Khattani Kalan village in Ludhiana district in November 2022.

The tribunal, presided over by MACT judge Prashant Verma, directed IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company to pay the compensation with 7% annual interest from the date of filing the petition. The petition was filed by Raghvir Singh and Jasvir Kaur, residents of Samrala, over the death of their son Gaganjot Singh.

According to the case record, Gaganjot was returning to his village on November 4, 2022, when an Activa scooter, driven by Narinder Singh o...