A police head constable was crushed to death with a tractor near Hulloor check post in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka on June 15. The tractor was being driven by Siddappa Karchagi who was allegedly transporting illegally extracted sand. Siddappa has been arrested.
The deceased is Mayur Chavan, 51, who was attached to Nelogi police station in Jewargi taluk. He is survived by two sons, a daughter, and his wife.
Mayur and his colleague Pramod (also a head constable) had chased the tractor for some distance, but Siddappa, instead of surrendering to the police, ran over their bike, which resulted in the death of Mayur while Pramod sufferred serious injuries.
