In less than 24 hours after the district police launched a special traffic awareness drive known as ‘Parivartan’, a 35-year-old Home Guard jawan was killed as the cycle he was riding was hit by a speeding mini-bus on Sakchi-Bistupur road near Garamnala under Sakchi police station area on Friday. The victim later identified as Tarini Sen was rushed to Tata Main Hospital emergency where he succumbed to injuries within an hour. However, the driver of the mini-bus stopped the vehicle and ran away from the scene leaving the vehicle abandoned. The victim was on his way to the home-guard office from Sakchi.
Officer-in-charge, Sakchi police station, Gopal Singh confirmed about the mishap. “As per our information, the home-guard jawan was fatally injured on being hit by a speeding mini-bus. The jawan was rushed to the Tata Main Hospital where he died. We have already seized the mini-bus, but the driver managed to escape,” he said.
Sen, a resident of Potka, was posted at Turamdih, he was coming to the Home-guard office in Sakchi for some official work when the mini-bus which was coming from Sakchi to Bistupur hit him from behind. Significantly, the fatal mishap claiming a life of the home-guard jawan took place at a time when the district police were carrying out a special traffic awareness drive –Parivartan.
The police have, however, removed the body of the mishap victim to MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem after registering a case of rash-driving against the mini-bus driver.
In view of rising cases of road mishaps in Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum district police have launched a 10-day traffic awareness campaign. During the campaign traffic constables after catching violators, mainly helmetless riders and drivers without seat belts, will request them to wear helmets and follow traffic safety rules for their own safety and for their family.