A traffic Sub-Inspector was killed when a granite laden lorry which he tried to intercept, knocked him down near the tollgate in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on July 3.
Reports received here said Sub-Inspector Sivakumar (52), was on night duty at the tollgate.
In the wee hours of today, he intercepted a lorry which was illegally carrying granite slabs.
Despite repeated signals, lorry driver Sivappa hailing from Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh, did not stop the vehicle and knocked the man down.
Sivakumar died on the spot.
The lorry driver abandoned the vehicle and tried to flee the scene.
However, fellow personnel who were on duty, chased him some distance, overpowered him and arrested him. The lorry was impounded.
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