SPO killed after being run over by truck on J-K highway

A Special Police Officer (SPO) was run over and killed by a speeding truck on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday.

35-year-old SPO identified as Parvaiz Ahm Malik was regulating traffic on highway when he was hit by Kashmir-bound truck at Shaban Bass area of Banihal on Tuesday night, a police official said.

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He said trucker from Haryana sped away but was chased and arrested. A case under relevant sections of law was registered against him, while his vehicle was also seized.

body of SPO, who is survived by his wife and five children, was handed over to his family on Wednesday morning, official said.

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