Police Officer Killed in Bihar’s Jamui District During Operation Against Illegal Sand Mining

Express News Service

PATNA: In a tragic incident, a 28-year-old sub-inspector of police (SI) was fatally run over by a tractor carrying illegally mined sand in Bihar’s Jamui district on Tuesday. This marks the second incident of a police officer losing their life during an operation against illegal mining in the state within a month.

The incident occurred at around 7 am when a police team led by sub-inspector Prabhat Ranjan was actively engaged in combating illegal sand mining in Jamui district.

The SI, who was an additional station house officer at Garhi police station, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. Additionally, a home guard jawan named Rajesh Kumar Sao sustained severe injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jamui.

Following the incident, the police seized the tractor and initiated a manhunt to apprehend the driver, who is believed to be a resident of Nawada.

The superintendent of police in Jamui stated that a police team from Garhi police station was on regular patrolling when they spotted a tractor loaded with illegally mined sand. The police signaled the driver to stop, but he refused to comply.

The driver, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, callously ran over the SI and fled the scene, abandoning the tractor on the spot.

Subsequently, the injured SI was rushed to a local hospital where he was tragically declared brought dead.

The superintendent of police further informed that a special team has been formed to swiftly arrest the accused driver and take necessary legal action against him.

The deceased police officer, a member of the 2014 batch, hailed from Bhagwanpur in Vaishali district.

This incident follows a similar tragedy that occurred on November 1, when a police constable was crushed to death by a tractor carrying illegally mined sand in Aurangabad district.

In addition to these incidents, a police team was recently attacked by the notorious sand mafia in Munger district.

An officer posted at the police headquarters acknowledged that there has been a surge in incidents of police teams being targeted by the sand mafia in various districts, including Nawada, Gaya, Jamui, Bhojpur, Patna, and Jamui.

Responding to the situation, Education Minister Prof. Chandrashekhar stated that while incidents of police officers being murdered by sand mafias are not unprecedented, they occur sporadically in the state. He assured the media that the police would take necessary actions against the accused individuals involved in these crimes.

Prof. Chandrashekhar expressed his displeasure at reporters directing questions towards the state education minister, as he has no jurisdiction over the law and order situation in the state. However, he defended the government on matters of law and order, emphasizing that it is the responsibility of the police and the mines and geology department to tackle the issue of illegal sand mining from different rivers in the state.

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<br /> PATNA: A 28-year-old sub-inspector of police (SI) was mowed down and a home guard was seriously injured by a tractor carrying illegally mined sand in Bihar’s Jamui district on Tuesday, a second incident of murder of police officer in illegal mining in the state in a month.</p> <p>The police said the incident took place around 7 am when a police team led by sub-inspector Prabhat Ranjan was engaged in an operation against illegal sand mining in Jamui district.</p> <p>The deceased SI was additional station house officer at Garhi police station.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });</p> <p>A home guard jawan, identified as Rajesh Kumar Sao, also suffered injuries in the incident and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jamui.</p> <p>The police later seized the tractor and launched a manhunt to arrest the driver, stated to be a resident of Nawada.</p> <p>The Jamui superintendent of police said that a police team attached to Garhi police station was on regular patrolling when it spotted a tractor laden with illegally mined sand. The police signaled the driver to stop the vehicle but he refused.</p> <p>The driver whose identity is yet to ascertained mowed down the SI and escaped after abandoning the tractor on the spot.</p> <p>He was rushed to a local hospital where Ranjan was declared brought dead.</p> <p>The SP said a special team has been set up to arrest the accused driver at the earliest and initiate action against him.</p> <p>The deceased police officer of the 2014 batch was stated to be a resident of Bhagwanpur in Vaishali district.</p> <p>Earlier, on Nov 1, a police constable was crushed to death by a tractor laden with illegally mined sand in Aurangabad district.</p> <p>In addition, a police team was attacked by sand mafia in Munger district recently.</p> <p>An officer posted at police headquarters admitted that frequent incidents of attack on police teams by sand mafia have been reported from districts like Nawada, Gaya, Jamui, Bhojpur, Patna and Jamui in recent past.</p> <p>Education minister Prof. Chandrashekhar, however, said that the incident of murder of police officer by sand mafias has not been reported for the first time.</p> <p>“Such incidents happen from time to time in the state. Police will take action against the accused,” he told the media.</p> <p>He was displeased with reporters for asking questions from the state education minister, who had nothing to do with the law and order situation in the state.</p> <p>He, however, defended the government on law and order and said that it was job of the police and mines and geology department to check illegal sand mining from different rivers in the state. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp<br />