Bhopal: A 45-year-old forest guard was killed today when a tractor-trolley loaded with illegally mined sand fell on him while he was trying to stop the trolley at Raira area in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, police said.
A joint team of Madhya Pradesh police and forest department, carrying out a drive against illegal sand mining, was bringing 3-4 sand laden tractor-trolleys from the bank of Chambal river to Purani Chowki police station area.
Lala Gurjar, at the wheels of one of the tractor-trolleys, tried to flee with the vehicle on National Highway no 3 (Agra-Mumbai), forest officials said.
Both pushed and pulled each other and in the process, the driver pushed the guard down and the tractor-trolley fell on Mr Sharma, Gwalior Superintendent of Police HC Mishra told news agency PTI over phone.
On April 2 last year, a police constable, Dharmendra Chauhan, was run over by a vehicle carrying illegally mined sand when he tried to stop it in Morena district, adjoining Gwalior.
Mr Kumar, who was out on patrolling duty saw the trolley loaded with stones. He signalled the driver to stop but he did not pay heed. So, he followed the vehicle, cut in and stood in front of the vehicle after getting down from his jeep.
Police and forest officials for last few years have been trying to stop the activities of mafia carrying illegal mining at the banks of river Chambal.
A joint team of Madhya Pradesh police and forest department, carrying out a drive against illegal sand mining, was bringing 3-4 sand laden tractor-trolleys from the bank of Chambal river to Purani Chowki police station area.
Lala Gurjar, at the wheels of one of the tractor-trolleys, tried to flee with the vehicle on National Highway no 3 (Agra-Mumbai), forest officials said.
Both pushed and pulled each other and in the process, the driver pushed the guard down and the tractor-trolley fell on Mr Sharma, Gwalior Superintendent of Police HC Mishra told news agency PTI over phone.
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On April 2 last year, a police constable, Dharmendra Chauhan, was run over by a vehicle carrying illegally mined sand when he tried to stop it in Morena district, adjoining Gwalior.
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Mr Kumar, who was out on patrolling duty saw the trolley loaded with stones. He signalled the driver to stop but he did not pay heed. So, he followed the vehicle, cut in and stood in front of the vehicle after getting down from his jeep.
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Police and forest officials for last few years have been trying to stop the activities of mafia carrying illegal mining at the banks of river Chambal.
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