A head constable posted in Seoni died in a bid to nab miscreants of inter-state gang after he was shot by one of the miscreants.
On receiving information about the presence of an inter-state gang in Seoni, the police team immediately left in its own vehicle to arrest the accused.
Head Constable Rakesh Thakur and the police team faced a gang of criminals in which Head Constable Thakur displayed indomitable courage and while arresting the accused from the spot, he got shot when the accused fired at him.
Even in injured condition, three accused were arrested by Thakur and the police team. The police team took the injured head constable Thakur to the hospital where he died during treatment in Nagpur. A case was registered under the sections of 307,353,333,186,34 of the IPC.
The search is on for the absconding fourth accused. Madhya Pradesh Police is committed to taking strict action against criminals. The Madhya Pradesh government and the Madhya Pradesh Police family are ready to provide all possible support and help to the family of late head constable Rakesh Thakur, his wife and his two children. Every personnel of Madhya Pradesh Police is committed to “patriotic public service”.
As a representative of the government, MLA Dinesh Rai Munmun reached village Dobh, district Seoni, to pay homage at the funeral.
DGP Sudhir Saxena also talked to the family members and consoled them. ADG Jabalpur Umesh Joga, DIG Chhindwara and SP Seoni were also present in the funeral.