Olympic Medalist Manu Bhaker's grandmother and uncle die in road accident in Haryana

Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker's maternal grandmother and maternal uncle died in a road accident in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri on Sunday.

According to police officials the two-wheeler on which Bhaker's relatives were travelling, collided with a car.

"We got the information about the accident about a collision of a car and a scooty." ASI Suresh Kumar said.


"Both the persons on the scooty died. We could not find the driver of the car at the spot," he added.

Bhaker made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics as the first Indian post-Independence to win two medals in a single edition of the Games. She opened India’s medal tally with a bronze in the individual 10m air pistol event, becoming the first Indian markswoman to achieve this feat. She later partnered with Sarabjot Singh to claim the bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.