Mir Ranjan Negi’s son dies in mishap
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 21
Abhiranjan Negi, eldest son of former Indian goalkeeper and coach, Mir Ranjan Nagi, died in a road accident in Mumbai today. He was 22. He was a student of hotel management. Abhiranjan, according to family sources, had come home for Divali holidays. The bike he was riding hit a road divider and he died of head injuries, said Anand Phillar, a senior hockey journalist, and a close friend of Mir Ranjan Negi. Anand also expressed his shock at the death of Abhiranjan.
International hockey players, including several Olympians, rushed to Negi’s house. Among those who condoled Abhiranjan’s death were Dhanraj Pillay, Clarence Lobo, Iqbaljit Singh, Joaquim Carvalho, MM Gomes, Merwyn Fernandes, Edgar Mascarenhas and several others.
Rajinder Singh Sr, Surinder Singh Sodhi, Gurmail Singh, Jagdeep Singh Gill and Charanjit Kumar, all members of the 1982 Asian Games squad, have expressed their sympathies with Mir Ranjan Negi and his family. Sukhvir Singh Grewal, Hardeep Singh Grewal, Ramandeep Singh Grewal, Gurdishpal Singh and Pargat Singh also condoled the death of Abhiranjan.
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"On the 13th day of my son's death, Yash Raj Films came with the offer of 'Chak De India.' I told them I am not in a position to help them. But they insisted and I relented for the cause of hockey," he said.
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