Lagatar24 Desk
Ranchi, July 20: A pickup van driver fatally crushed a female sub-inspector named Sandhya Topno when she was conducting a vehicle inspection in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Early on Wednesday morning, the tragedy happened in the Tupudana area. During the vehicle check, a pickup van rammed into the 2018 batch inspector at around 3 AM.
“A female sub-inspector named Sandhya Topno was mowed down to death during a vehicle check, last night. She was posted as in charge of Tupudana OP. The accused has been arrested and a vehicle has been seized”, said Ranchi SSP Kaushal Kumar.
“Police had received tips regarding the movement of cattle smugglers and therefore, were checking the vehicles passing from the check post when the incident took place,” he added.
Further details are awaited.