Mohali, Aug. 29 -- For three sisters in Kharar's Machhlikalan, Raksha Bandhan was meant to be a day of celebration with their only brother. Instead, the festival turned into a tragedy after 21-year-old electrician Parampreet Singh died in a road accident near Airport Chowk on the BharatMala road on Friday morning.

Parampreet was returning home from Ramada Hotel, Zirakpur, where he worked as an electrician, when an unidentified vehicle, allegedly in speed, hit his motorcycle around 7.30 am, police said.

A passerby spotted Parampreet lying by the roadside and alerted the police and ambulance services. However, he had died by the time they reached the spot.

His uncle, Sohan Singh, said the impact threw Parampreet onto the road, causing hi...