Highlights
- SSP Ranchi said the accused was arrested and the vehicle was seized
- The deceased sub-inspector had received information that a vehicle is transporting cattle
- She was declared dead in the hospital
Ranchi: A female sub-inspector died after she was run over by a vehicle in Jharkhand's Ranchi late on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sandhya Topno, who was mowed down to death during a vehicle check.
Topno was posted as in-charge of Tupudana OP.
Commenting on the incident, SSP Ranchi said the accused was arrested and the vehicle was seized.
Speaking to ANI today morning, Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kaushal Kishore said, "She (Topno) received information that a vehicle is transporting cattle. When she tried to stop, the driver dashed at her deliberately. She was declared dead in the hospital."
"The accused has been arrested and the vehicle has been seized," the police officer said.
Further probe into the matter is underway.
This comes a day after a deputy superintendent of police probing illegal stone-mining was killed when a truck he had signalled to stop in Haryana’s Nuh district drove into him.
Hours after the officer’s death, police said the truck’s cleaner was arrested after being shot at and injured during an encounter with them.
Tauru DSP Surendra Singh’s gunman and the driver jumped aside to safety as the stone-laden dumper-truck headed towards them.
Singh was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.
The DSP had gone to Pachgaon near Tauru to conduct raids against illegal mining in the Aravalli hills when he spotted the truck at 11.50 am.
According to the FIR registered later, the policemen chased the truck in their own vehicle as it drove into a hilly patch, its driver ignoring their signal to stop.
(With inputs from agencies)
