Constable killed trying to stop truck carrying bullocks in Maharashtra, two arrested

Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India
Jan 21, 2019 05:14 PM IST

The incident happened on Sunday night at Khambada Vani naka on the Nagpur-Chandrapur road when constable Prakash Meshram, who was deployed on an anti-liquor check, tried to halt a truck carrying 12 bullocks, an official said.

A police constable was killed while trying to stop a truck carrying bullocks at Chandrapur in Maharashtra, over 800 kilometres from Mumbai, police said on Monday.

Two people in the truck, identified as Imtiaz Ahmed Fayyaz Ahmed and Mohammad Raza Abdul Jabbar Qureshi, both 19 years of age, were arrested while two others managed to flee from the vehicle.(Reuters/Picture for representation)
Two people in the truck, identified as Imtiaz Ahmed Fayyaz Ahmed and Mohammad Raza Abdul Jabbar Qureshi, both 19 years of age, were arrested while two others managed to flee from the vehicle.(Reuters/Picture for representation)

The incident happened on Sunday night at Khambada Vani naka on the Nagpur-Chandrapur road when constable Prakash Meshram, who was deployed on an anti-liquor check, tried to halt a truck carrying 12 bullocks, an official said.

“The driver did not halt and drove ahead, crushing constable Meshram under the vehicle’s wheels. He is survived by his wife and daughter,” he informed.

Two people in the truck, identified as Imtiaz Ahmed Fayyaz Ahmed and Mohammad Raza Abdul Jabbar Qureshi, both 19 years of age, were arrested while two others managed to flee from the vehicle, he added.

This is the second incident of a policeman losing his life while on a vehicle check in the last three months, the official said. Sub-inspector Chhatrapati Chide was mowed down in November last year during a police check by a sports utility vehicle driven by suspected liquor smugglers.

Prohibition is in place in Chandrapur district and police routinely set up checks on its streets to nab vehicles involved in transporting liqour.

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