Amritsar: An Indian student studying in Canada died due to a suspected gun shot when she was waiting for a bus .
The girl was identified as Harsimrat Kaur Randhawa (21) killed when she was struck by a stray bullet in the port city of Hamilton, claimed family here India.
Sharing information with the media, family informed about Harsimrat Kaur said that she had gone to Canada about two years ago to pursue her studies and was going out on a routine matter when the unfortunate incident occurred. A stray bullet pierced her body that claimed her life.
Randhawa’s family, from Dhunda village of Goindwal Sahib sub division in Punjab’s border district of Tarn Taran has urged both the governments to expedite the process of repatriation of her body to India at the earliest possible.
Harsimrat was a student at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, was waiting at a bus stop on her way to work when shots were fired by someone in a car. She had gone to Canada two years ago for a healthier future, said family.
Tears rolled down from the eyes of her grandfather, Sukhwinder Singh, when shared with a husky voice about Harsimrat who had gone to Canada for her education. Incident occurred when she was waiting for the bus, she was shot and killed during a shooting carried out by some people moving in a car.
People here in Tarn Taran from nearby villages began to assemble in their house to express their condolences when the news of the killing of Harsimrat Kaur reached the village.