Sunday, October 13, 2024
HomeNews ReportsJharkhand: Sub-inspector Sandhya Topno killed by cattle smugglers while performing her duty, accused Nigaar...

Jharkhand: Sub-inspector Sandhya Topno killed by cattle smugglers while performing her duty, accused Nigaar Khan arrested

According to the reports, officer Sandhya was chasing the vehicle that was carrying the animals illegally. She got a tip against the vehicle and ran after the vehicle to nab the accused. However, the unidentified accused ran the vehicle in the opposite direction to crush the officer on the spot.

In a shocking incident, a woman police officer in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district was mowed down to death while she was on duty. She was crushed by the unnamed persons who were reportedly smuggling cattle. The deceased officer has been identified as sub-inspector Sandhya Topno and was posted as in charge of Tupudana OP.

According to the reports, officer Sandhya was chasing the vehicle that was carrying the animals illegally. She got a tip against the vehicle and ran after the vehicle to nab the accused. However, the accused ran the vehicle in the opposite direction to crush the officer on the spot.

As per reports, one accused Nigaar Khan has been arrested and he used to breach government work as well, police said. Search is on for another person, who was inside the vehicle and managed to escape.

Sub-Inspector Sandhya Topno was then immediately shifted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences hospital where the doctors declared her dead. SSP Ranchi informed about the incident on July 20 and added that the Ranchi Police had nabbed the accused and also had seized the vehicle.

Haryana DSP killed by sand mining mafia in Mewat

It is important to note that this is not the only incident in which the accused killed the police officer. Earlier the day, Haryana DSP Taoru Surendra Singh Bishnoi was run over by my mining mafia and killed in Panchaon near Nuh in the Mewat region of Haryana. As per reports, DSP Bishnoi had gone for a surprise inspection of a site where illegal mining was taking place. However, the mining mafia ran the dumper over him and killed him.

After the murder, 8 police teams were constituted to nab the culprits, including special teams from the neighbouring districts. During their search operation, they ran into one of the accused Iqrar, and it led to an encounter with him.

In the current case, the Ranchi Police has confirmed to have nabbed the unidentified accused. The Police have also seized the vehicle which was reportedly smuggling the animals. Sub-Inspector Sandhya Topno belonged to the 2018 batch and was posted as in-charge of Tupudana OP. The Police investigation in the case is underway.

Join OpIndia's official WhatsApp channel

  Support Us  

Whether NDTV or 'The Wire', they never have to worry about funds. In name of saving democracy, they get money from various sources. We need your support to fight them. Please contribute whatever you can afford

OpIndia Staff
OpIndia Staffhttps://www.opindia.com
Staff reporter at OpIndia

Related Articles

Trending now

Recently Popular

- Advertisement -