Panchkula, Nov. 10 -- The family of a 25-year-old man, who was killed in a motor accident, was awarded a total compensation of Rs.17 lakh by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) in Panchkula. The claim petition was filed in April by the deceased's parents, Karamjit Kaur, 42, and Avtar Singh, 58, residents of Mankiya village, Ramgarh.

On March 12, the deceased, Sarvjeet Singh, a carpenter posted at the state crime branch, Police Lines, Sector 25, was traveling on his motorcycle towards Police Lines, Moginand village, Sector 25. At approximately 11:50 am, near the overbridge opposite Funcity, Ramgarh village, a tipper (truck) with a Haryana registration, allegedly driven rashly and negligently by Sher Ali, struck his motorcycle from be...