Police constable run over by truck

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 21:34 [IST]

Purulia, Oct 18 (UNI) West Bengal Police constable Jairam Ojha was today run over by a speeding truck at Damda village in the district, Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Prasad said.

The constable, a resident of Ara in Bihar, was run over while frisking vehicles on the road.

Police later seized the truck and arrested the driver.

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