A Station House Officer (SHO) of Gautam Buddh Nagar Police was killed in an accident on Wednesday night at Sector 71, Noida’s. The SHO, who was behind the wheel, was on his way from Greater Noida to the national Capital when his Indigo car hit a divider. Body of the SHO has been sent for post-mortem examination, the report of which is awaited.
According to police, Sanjay Bajpai (42) was posted at Kasna Police Station in Greater Noida as the SHO and he was going to meet his parents. Around 11.30 pm, when he was approaching NH-24, he could not see the divider due to fog and hit it. Since the vehicle was clocking high speed, the vehicle turned turtle several times resulting in Bajpai’s death.
Police said that the impact of the accident was so intense that the victim suffered multiple injuries and his head was completely crushed. He was immediately taken to Kailash Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Sanjay, a resident of Kanpur, had served as an SHO at various police stations in Noida and Greater Noida. He is survived by his wife and two children.