The Haryana government on Thursday decided to conduct a judicial probe into the killing of a Deputy Superintendent of Police Surendra Singh by the mining mafia in the state's Mewat region. State Home Minister Anil Vij said the probe will also go into all aspects of illegal mining in the area.
"The Haryana government has decided to get a judicial inquiry conducted into the death of the DSP by the mining mafia in Mewat and all other circumstances of illegal mining in that area," Vij said in a tweet.
Tauru DSP Surendra Singh was killed on Tuesday when a truck he had signalled to stop in Haryana's Nuh district drove into him. The DSP had gone to Pachgaon near Tauru to conduct raids against illegal mining in Aravalli hills.
The Nuh Police had on Wednesday arrested the truck driver allegedly involved in the killing. Sabbir alias Mittar, the key accused in the case, was arrested from Rajasthan's Bharatpur district.He was arrested following the questioning of Ikkar, another arrested accused in the case. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Vij had said the BJP-led government in the state has launched a crackdown against elements indulging in illegal activities, including mining. At regular intervals, we keep carrying out raids and act against elements who indulge in illegal mining, he had said.
SLAIN DSP LAID TO REST WITH FULL STATE HONOURS
Slain DSP Surender Singh was on Thursday laid to rest with full state honours at his native Sarangpur village in Hisar district.
Haryana Deputy Speaker Ranbir Singh Gangwa, Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, Fatehabad MLA Dura Ram and Haryana Director General of Police PK Agrawal, besides several other senior functionaries of the government and local residents, were among those who paid their tributes to the departed soul. Earlier, the body of DSP was kept in the civil hospital and was brought to his native village today. Heavy rain delayed the cremation proceedings by a couple of hours.
The body was buried as per customs of the Bishnoi community, to which the officer belonged. Singh is survived by his wife, a married daughter and a son.
Talking to journalists, Haryana DGP PK Agrawal said the police are proud of Singh who laid his life while performing his duty. He said it was a personal loss to him. The DGP said the police have arrested two of the accused involved in the murder and have started further investigation into the incident. He said police have launched a crackdown against the mining mafia in Nuh district by deploying additional forces.