Meerut: A high-speed police chase turned tragic in Bijnor late Friday evening when a automotive carrying suspected criminals crashed right into a canal, resulting in the loss of life of a police constable and accidents to a different officer and one of many suspects.
The dashing automotive misplaced management and rammed into an electrical pole, earlier than plunging into a close-by canal.
The incident occurred at Chakkar Chauraha within the Kotwali metropolis space.
Based on police, the suspects, travelling in a Swift automotive, had allegedly assaulted a truck driver and opened hearth. Upon receiving the alert, a Dial 112 police response group reached the scene, prompting the accused to flee in direction of Nagina Highway.
The chase intensified because the miscreants diverted their automobile towards Ganj Rajwaha. In the course of the pursuit, the dashing automotive misplaced management and rammed into an electrical pole close to Salmabad, earlier than plunging into a close-by canal. The collision brought about high-tension electrical wires to snap and fall into the canal, electrifying the water.
In a courageous rescue try, Dial 112 constables Manoj Kumar and Gangaram jumped into the canal to avoid wasting the miscreants. Nonetheless, the reside present within the water brought about extreme accidents to each policemen in addition to the trapped suspect.
Senior officers, together with superintendent of police (metropolis) Sanjeev Bajpai, circle officer (metropolis) Rakesh Vashishtha, and the Kotwali police group, rushed to the scene. The injured had been pulled out of the water and rushed to the hospital. Nonetheless, constable Manoj Kumar succumbed to his accidents throughout remedy. Gangaram stays in vital situation and continues to obtain medical care, together with the arrested suspect.
Police revealed that there have been 4 suspects within the automotive. Once they realised they had been being chased from each side — by the PRV unit and a Cobra police group — they accelerated in an try to flee. The automobile veered uncontrolled and struck the high-voltage pole, resulting in the deadly crash.
Three suspects managed to flee, whereas one — recognized as Neeraj, a resident of Jhal village below the jurisdiction of Himapur Deepa Police Station — was trapped contained in the automotive. It was throughout efforts to avoid wasting him that the deadly electrical shock occurred.
Constable Manoj Kumar, a 2016 batch recruit, hailed from Heva village in Baghpat district. He’s survived by his household, together with a five-year-old little one. His premature loss of life has solid a pall of grief over the police division.