New Delhi: A young IPS officer, Narendra Kumar Singh, has been killed allegedly by the mining mafia while trying to stop a tractor carrying stones in Bharmor sub-division in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.
The 2009 batch officer was allegedly crushed to death under the wheels of a tractor-trolley by the tractor owner.
Narendra Kumar Singh was posted at Banmore as Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP).
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the officer who was on patrol in his official jeep noticed a tractor-trolley loaded with stones following which he overtook it and signalled the driver to stop it, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Chambal Range, DP Gupta told reporters in Gwalior.
However, when the driver did not budge, he again crossed it and this time stood in front of the vehicle in order to bring it to a halt on the spot.
But the tractor driver identified as Manoj Gurjar instead of stopping the vehicle, speeded and hit the 30-year-old officer, crushing him under the wheels.
Following the incident, the officer was rushed to a hospital here, where he was declared brought dead, the DIG said adding prima facie it appears that the mining mafia active in the area is behind the incident.
Gurjar has been arrested and a case has been registered under section 302 of the IPC against them.
The deceased cop's wife, Madhurani Tewatia is an IAS officer, posted in Gwalior and currently on maternity leave.
Kumar was posted at Banmore since last one month and during his brief tenure he had taken on the mining mafia head-on by seizing number of trucks and tractors engaged in illegal mining in the area, the sources said.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta and the State's Director General of Police (DGP) Nandan Dube have rushed to Gwalior following the incident.
(With additional information from PTI)
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