A 55-year-old sub-inspector posted with wireless section of Chief Minister Security squad died after he was hit by a speeding passenger bus at Pushpa Nagar under Ashoka Garden police station area on Friday.
According to the police a man was injured after his motorbike was hit from behind and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
The deceased was identified as sub inspector Shrawan Kumar Arya posted with wireless section of Chief Minister Security squad and died on his way to work in the morning.
The bus driver managed to escape the spot leaving the bus but he was later nabbed by the police.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem.
The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The investigation officer SI Umesh Chouhan said that the deceased’s motorbike was hit from behind by a bus bearing registration number MP04-PA-2465 which was on its way for to mechanic for repair.
The bus plies from Bhopal to Silwani and is owned by Indian Travels.
In the initial investigation it was found that the bus was not plying on its permitted route as it was having some technical problem due to which it was scheduled for repair and on its way to mechanic it hit the motorbike of the deceased, he added.
Deceased on his way to work at CM house and was on his motorbike bearing registration number MP04-MX-6165.