Patiala GST Assistant Commissioner Arun Kumar Jalota (58) died in a road accident near Ghamrouda village on the Nabha-Patiala road.
The police said Jalota was accompanied by his wife Vinny Jalota on an Activa scooty, which skidded off the road and was hit at a tree.
The passersby informed the police and an
ambulance also reached the spot. Seriously injured Jalota succumbed to
his injuries at the hospital while doctors were treating his wife of
minor injuries.