A constable of Haryana Police was killed in a fatal attack carried out by some unidentified-armed-assailants at a checking point on the Jhajjar-Beri road here on late Saturday night.
The deceased has been identified as Rakesh of Surkhpur village and was deputed in special team of the district police. The police have started investigation after registering a case under relevant sections of the IPC but it could not succeed to find out any clue about the killers till filling of this report.
The incident happened when a special police team was checking the vehicles after setting up a naaka on the Beri road. In the meanwhile, a jeep arrived there and its occupants opened firing on the police personnel from a close range when they demanded vehicle’s papers for checking. Constable Rakesh suffered bullet injuries in the attack while the assailants fled away from the spot.
Rakesh was immediately rushed to civil hospital in Jhajjar city from where he was referred to PGIMS in Rohtak following his critical condition. later, he succumbed to injuries in the PGIMS.