A 52-year-old police officer was run over by speeding car which he tried to stop dragged him for about half-a-kilometre here on June 17. He succumbed to serious injuries on Thursday.
The deceased Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Amritlal Bhilala was on duty at a check-point on Karond Road in Bhopal on the day of incident and was hit and dragged by the three persons in a speeding car who were nabbed later.
IG Bhopal Jaideep Prasad said that it is unfortunate that one of the responsible officers laid his life while serving duty and he would be honored as martyr.
The family would be provided with support and help from the department.
The commuters should take precautions and follow traffic rules which could help in curbing such incidents. The parents and guardians should pay attention towards their children, he added.
On Friday at around 10 am last tributes with state honour would be paid at Nehru Nagar police lines.
Replying that section of murder would be added in the case he said that it is a matter of further investigation and would be done later.
Notably on the day of the incident at around 9.30 pm, Bhilala signalled a speeding car to stop.
However, instead of stopping the car, its driver accelerated and allegedly hit him and got dragged with the car for about 500 metres.
He initially got stuck on the car's bonnet but the driver, instead of stopping, accelerated the vehicle further and later after hitting the miscreants escape with the car.
In the accident he sustained injuries on his back and waist and suffered fractures in one of his legs and arms and was undergoing treatment at Bansal where he died on Thursday.