RAIPUR: A television news anchor Supreet Kaur (28) in Chhattisgarh had a tough moment reading out the news bulletin on a car accident that killed her husband at Pithora in Mahasamund district on Saturday.
The woman anchor was apparently unaware of the tragic incident till she read out the news about the road accident that killed three persons, including her husband. “She got suspicious when the Pithora-based reporter of IBC24 in the live phone-in provided the details of the vehicle (Renault Duster). Though the deceased were not identified by the reporter, he said that the three killed were from Bhilai. She became apprehensive as she is from Bhilai and knew her husband’s schedule”, her colleague in the regional TV channel told the New Indian Express.
Five people were travelling in the ill-fated SUV. The two injured were rushed to the hospital. After she finished her bulletin round-up and left office, she called up the Pithora reporter to re-confirm about the mishap that killed her husband.
“It was indeed a very tough situation for her and equally difficult for us to share the news about her husband’s death when we learnt about it. She remained calm while completing the news round-up of half-an-hour”, the editorial staff of IBC24 said. Kaur, who lives at Bhilai, married Harsad Kawade last year.
Chief minister Raman Singh offered his deep condolence over the tragedy. “I salute Supreet’s strength in dealing with her husband’s demise with extraordinary bravery and professionalism. May the departed soul rest in peace”, the CM said. She has been working as a news anchor for the past eight years in the same TV channel.