Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- The Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT), presided over by Ved Parkash Sirohi, has awarded Rs.49.47 lakh compensation to the family of a 33-year-old home guard volunteer who was run over by a truck while he was heading to duty in October 2024.

The claim petition was filed last year by victim Sandeep Kumar's 61-year-old mother, 31-year-old wife, and two minor children (aged three and one), residents of Chandimandir village.

As per the claim, on October 21, 2024, around 9 pm, Kumar was travelling on his motorcycle from his checkpoint duty at Chunna Bhati, Chandimandir, towards Panchkula for VIP duty. When he reached the overbridge near the Chandimandir toll plaza, a truck, bearing registration number PB-65-BE-6402, dr...