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Haryana: DSP probing illegal mining mowed down by truck, driver injured in police encounter

A police officer was mowed to death by the mining mafia in Haryana's Nuh district on Tuesday. Soon after police tracked the driver but there was an exchange of fire in which he was injured.

Haryana: Cop mowed to death by mining mafia in Nuh district
Haryana: Cop mowed to death by mining mafia in Nuh district

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Published : Jul 19, 2022, 2:39 PM IST

Updated : Jul 19, 2022, 6:38 PM IST

Nuh (Haryana):Police shot at and injured a man believed to be the driver of the truck that mowed down a DSP in Nuh when he was probing illegal stone mining in the area on Tuesday, an official said.

The man was injured in an encounter hours after the death of Tauru Deputy Superintendent of Police Surendra Singh. Singh had signalled a dumper-truck to halt to check documents. But the driver sped on, running over him. The officer's gunman and his driver jumped aside to safety, but the DSP was hit. He was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.

Cop mowed to death by mining mafia in Nuh district

Singh, along with his team, had gone to conduct raids to stop illegal mining in Aravalli hills in Pachgaon area near Tauru when he spotted the truck at 11.50 am. Police teams were deployed to trace the truck and its driver. An official said there was an exchange of fire when the man was tracked down. He was injured in police firing and taken to hospital. His condition was not immediately known.

Since 2015, about 50 complaints of illegal mining have been registered every year in Nuh, officials said. Often, there are run-ins between police and members of the mining mafia. DSP Singh was recruited as assistant sub-inspector in Haryana Police in 1994 and was to retire in a few months. He lived with his family in Kurukshetra and hailed from Sarangpur village in Hisar district.

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BJP MP Brijendra Singh on Tuesday condemned the killing of the officer. The BJP MP from Sirsa said it is a "cold-blooded murder" by the mining mafia and should be investigated. "The killing of a senior police officer in such a manner is not at all acceptable. The state government should take immediate action to send a loud and clear message to the criminal elements in the state," he told reporters outside Parliament.

"If a senior officer gets killed it is obvious that questions would be raised about the law-and-order situation in Haryana. This looks like a case of organised crime and it should be dealt with an iron fist," Brijendra Singh said. The BJP-JJP alliance is in power in Haryana.

Last Updated : Jul 19, 2022, 6:38 PM IST

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