While rejecting the petition filed by Singh's father last year seeking trial for murder against Gurjar, the CBI court had said there was no need to amend the charge sheet filed by the CBI under section 304 of IPC.
Culpable homicide is a lesser offence than murder. Keshavdev had alleged that CBI diluted the charges as the preliminary police report and FIR filed by Banmore police were under section 302 (murder).
Gurjar was accused of mowing down Singh when the latter tried to stop the tractor-trolley loaded with illegally mined stones and being driven by Gurjar in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on March 8 last year.
Singh was posted as sub-divisional officer of police at Banmore at that time.
Narendra Kumar had stopped the tractor driven by one Manoj Gujjar for checking. The latter crushed the IPS officer under its wheels, tried to flee, but was overpowered and arrested.
Narendra Kumar belonged to the 2009 IPS batch. He had intercepted the tractor trolley carrying stones and instructed the driver to come with him to the police station.
Near Bamore, the tractor driver Manoj Gujjar tried to flee. He rammed his tractor into Narendra Kumar's police Gypsy and took the tractor down a dirt track.
Narendra Kumar had his gunner and driver with him, but the IPS officer himself whipped out his revolver and stood in front of the tractor.
On seeing this, the tractor driver shouted “Mar jaoonga ya maar daloonga, par tractor nahin rokoonga (I will rather die or kill, but will not stop the tractor).”
When Narendra Kumar tried to board the driver's seat, but putting his leg on the tractor wheel, the driver started the tractor and the wheels crushed the IPS officer, critically injuring him.
He was rushed to Gwalior, but he died on the way.
