SPO killed, constable hurt as truck rams police bike

Gurgaon | Tuesday | 18th September, 2018

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“I had just reached near near Rajesh Pilot chowk on Golf Course Road Extension when a speeding truck crushed the bike and fled the scene. Mukesh Kumar, who had joined the Gurugram police only around six months ago, had succumbed to his injuries. Sanjay, who was riding pillion, waved his hand signaling the truck to stop, but in vain,” he recalled.Later, Charan, with the help of local people, rushed Sanjay and Jitender to W Pratiksha Hospital, where the SPO succumbed to his injuries on early Monday morning. Subsequently, he had joined the Gurugram police as an SPO in July 2016 and had been attached to the Sector 56 police station since then.Earlier on January 8, a 35-year-old special police officer (SPO) was knocked down by an SUV when he tried to put up a barricade on Old Delhi-Gurugram Road to stop the vehicle being chased by police. Doctors said Sanjay had sustained serious injuries in his liver and head, which proved fatal.Jitender, who suffered injuries in his hand, leg and head, is under treatment and according to doctors, his condition is stable now.Police spokesperson Subhash Bokan said the truck, bearing a Haryana registration number, had been seized and the police were trying to trace the truck driver..