Sand mafia truck runs over constable
A police head constable, Mahendra Singh, lost his life on Tuesday in Dholpur when he tried to stop a truck carrying illegal sand from Madhya Pardesh. The truck ran over the gead constable, resulting in his instant death. The incident occurred when two policemen, Mahendra and Virendra, noticed four trucks entering from Madhya Pardesh.
According to police sources, one of the trucks ran over Mahendra Singh and the driver of the truck disappeared after the incident, while three other trucks also sped away from the scene.
The head constable declared brought dead when he was taken to the hospital. Virendra, who was injured badly, has been admitted to the hospital. His condition is described as stable. The police has lodged FIR against the truck driver and the vehicle has been seized but no arrest has been made so far. The police launched a man hunt to arrest the absconding truck drivers. The incident occurred only after chief minister Ashok Gehlot directed his officials to take a strong action against mining mafia and the police intensified its efforts to check the illegal mining.
Earlier, superintendent of police Rahul Prakash had launched a drive against the mining mafia in Dholpur and the mafia had shifted to neighbouring Morena district in Madhya Pardesh. Mr Rahul had been transferred from Dholpur to more important position. According to the police, new SP Harendra also strengthened the campaign against the mining mafia.
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