Posted on 10/24/2025 7:14:25 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Purana Shala villagers in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district Friday rallied outside a gurdwara in support of California truck accident accused and local boy Jashanpreet Singh.
Jashanpreet Singh, 21, has been charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) by the US authorities.
Refuting allegations of drug use, Jashanpreet Singh’s father, Ravinder Singh, said at the rally, “He is an Amritdhari Gursikh, someone who has lived by the principles of Sikhism his entire life. He has never consumed drugs – he hasn’t even been near them. These accusations are completely unfounded.”
“We mourn the lives lost in this tragic incident, but our son is not to be blamed for doing drugs. This was simply a terrible accident, and the drug use allegation is not only wrong but damaging,” he added.
“We want justice. We hope the Indian government will work with US authorities to ensure this case is handled with honesty and fairness,” said a local resident.
The crash claimed the lives of three people and left four others injured. The accident also drew attention to issues of safety and regulation surrounding the qualifications for commercial driver’s licences in the US.
Jashanpreet Singh is an alleged illegal immigrant in the US. He was arrested Tuesday (local US time) on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated for smashing his vehicle into slow-moving traffic on a San Bernardino County freeway. Jashanpreet Singh reportedly crossed the southern US border in 2022.
Earlier in August, an Indian immigrant named Harjinder Singh was accused of causing a crash in Fort Pierce, Florida, that killed three people. Harjinder Singh reportedly crossed the southern US border illegally in 2018 and obtained a commercial driver’s licence in California.
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Call Congress
US Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121.
Call the White House
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
TTY/TTD Comments: 202-456-6213
Or send a letter to the White House
Message:No deals with India.
Justice for the families who lost loved ones
and those who were maimed by the Indian driver.
True, but that is the problem.
How do you say “dindu nuffin” in Punjabi?
Call Congress
US Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121.
Call the White House
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
TTY/TTD Comments: 202-456-6213
Or send a letter to the White House
Message:No deals with India.
Justice for the families who lost loved ones
and those who were maimed by the Indian driver.
Why?
What is your point?
I guess she doesn’t like Indians...
Again, horsehockey: They may claim that their son is whatever they want - but the whole village/province? They’re trying to claim that the death driver is innocent - or maybe be let off because they want him let off - but this guy killed innocent, unwarned and defenseless people and they know that much anyway.
So he’s a local boy?
If he were black would they call him a local boy?
What do you propose be done with him?
We could just deport him, but you seem to want some kind of justice; and under our system, he gets to have a trial and defense, and he’s innocent until proven guilty.
I’m sure you would want that for your own child, even if you don’t care about the concerns of other parents.
Where to begin. Words fail. The poor little boy should never see the light of day again.
We need to shut down all visas until every last illegal is gone. Maybe we’ll talk after 5 years and maybe not.
Twenty-one is NOT a “boy”.
He’s a grown man who killed some people while high on drugs.
The death penalty should be in play here but too many bleeding heart types have misplaced *compassion* for the perp and none for the victims.
No one is saying that they shouldn't face trial (except his home town, apparently) - but any parent worth the name tells their children that they must face up to what they have done and accept their punishment.
As someone else said, they may just not believe what they are being told; and they’re asking that he be treated fairly.
That’s a normal reaction for someone who loves their son. The young man may have taken a very wrong turn in the US that his parents don’t understand. A fair trial will clarify things.
I don’t see anyone ‘supporting his actions.’
I see people who don’t believe what they’ve been told and are perhaps in denial; but what they’re ‘supporting’ is the desire for fair treatment.
Actually you make a VERY PERTINENT point.
In watching the ACTUAL video several times I had to conclude the driver was EITHER STONED COMPLETELY out of his mind.. or simply committing SUICIDE!
Give him "Fair Treatment".. then either EXTERMINATE him or INCARCERATE him PERMANENTLY as a "GRIM REMINDER" to any future offenders!
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