Two armed men allegedly shot dead a police constable when he chased them. Constable Balmukund Prajapati (38) last night went to an area under Kotwali police station limits on getting a tip-off that two armed persons were roaming there, Deputy Inspector- General of Police KC Jain said.
The body of Prajapati was recovered from behind the residence of Galbali Seth in Parwari mohalla on Friday morning.
Prajapati, on spotting one of the miscreants in Parwari Mohalla area, chased him. However, the two fired at him and fled, the DIG said. The constable's body was found this morning, he said.
later, the police on the basis of leads arrested the two miscreants.
They are being grilled in Orchha police station. The police were trying to ascertain if they had any criminal record, the DIG said, adding that a probe was on into the incident.
However, sources said that when the police constable reached the spot to nab the miscreants, they were gambling and seeing the cops they started fleeing, but when the deceased chased him, the assailants opened fire at him.
Home Minister Bhupendra Singh has termed the incident unfortunate and expressed grief over the murder of the policeman.
The deceased hailed from Tikamgarh and used to live in the police line of Chhatarpur district.
After the incident, the body of Prajapati was taken to his police line residence, where the cops paid tribute to the departed soul and later the last rites were performed.