Overview
- Ricchi (Richi) Kaypee, 36, the only son of former MP and SAD leader Mohinder Singh Kaypee, was taken to two hospitals and pronounced dead after the late‑night collision in Model Town.
- Investigators say the Creta hit Kaypee’s Fortuner head‑on, triggering a chain crash that damaged a Grand Vitara and another vehicle near the Model Town market area.
- A taxi driver identified as Gurvinder and a husband‑wife duo in the Grand Vitara sustained serious injuries and are under medical observation, according to officials.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Naresh Dogra said three of the four vehicles have been seized as teams review multiple camera feeds to reconstruct the sequence of events.
- Authorities registered a case and are searching for the Creta driver who fled the scene, while state leaders including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal offered condolences.