British Sikh choked to death in Thailand hotel

London, August 24 

A 34-year-old British Sikh man was choked to death by a drunk Norwegian man after they got into an argument at a hotel in Thailand, according to a media report. 

Amitpal Singh Bajaj, his wife and two-year-old son were in Thailand for a holiday and were staying in the five-star Centara Grand Hotel in Phuket at the time of the fatal confrontation with Roger Bullman, 53, of Norway, the BBC reported. 

His wife Bandhna Kaur Bajaj said her husband “sacrificed his life” to save her and their son. She said the attacker “barged” into their room naked and just started charging at her husband on Wednesday. “My husband tried to block the man and move me and my son away. As the man was kicking and punching him. He told me to leave and save our son,” she said. 

Bandhna, from Southall, said she grabbed her two-year-old son Veer Singh and fled the hotel room to look for help, the report added.

An ambulance and police arrived at the hotel in Karon and took Bajaj to the Patong Hospital where he was confirmed dead. The British consular officials in Thailand were in contact with Bajaj’s family and had informed them about his tragic death. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry confirmed that a Norwegian citizen has been arrested in Thailand and is being provided consular assistance, the report said. — PTI