A police officer was run over to death by a tractor, police said. (Representative)
Satna (MP):
A police officer was crushed to death by a tractor when he went to a village in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, to investigate a warning about the marketing of black diesel, an official said on Monday.
The local police station was suspended for telling his superiors that Constable Prabal Pratap Singh died in a traffic accident, he added.
“Constable Singh went to the village of Patla after receiving information about a black diesel marketing racket on Sunday evening. He was knocked down and killed by a tractor which he tried to intercept,” he said. declared.
“Nayagaon police station, Ashish Dhurve official, who told senior officers that Singh was killed in a traffic accident was suspended on Monday. The truth about the incident was revealed after a team police arrived in the village and spoke to the people there, “he said. .
Police chief Riyaz Iqbal said a murder case had been recorded against two people from Uttar Pradesh, identified as Pramod Patel and Dhanpat Patel.
“Search is underway. Nayagaon police station, Ashish Dhurve official, has been suspended for negligence in this matter and for misleading officers by informing them that the police officer died in an accident out of the way, “he said.
