Woman cop dies, 2 injured as SUV rams them during patrol in Patna

India Today

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A Scorpio SUV ran over three police personnel during a late-night routine vehicle-checking operation in Bihar's Patna in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, injuring a woman constable and two inspectors. However, the woman constable succumbed to her injuries this morning.The incident took place on Atal Path near the Srikrishna Puri locality in Patna. While the driver managed to flee the spot, police took two passengers from the vehicle into custody. Following the incident, senior police officials rushed to the scene while the injured officers were taken to a private hospital.advertisement"Three security personnel posted with Srikrishna Puri police station were checking vehicles on the Atal Path, when the incident happened. While they were checking a car, another speeding car hit it from the rear end, resulting in injuries to the three personnel. The driver of the speeding car managed to flee immediately after the accident," senior Patna Police official Awkash Kumar told news agency PTI.
The other two injured officers are reportedly in a stable condition.Meanwhile, the incident has sparked a row, with Opposition leaders in the state questioning the law and order situation in Bihar.With the driver still at large, RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari said, "While the police were conducting vehicle checks in Patna, a car ran over the officers. A woman police personnel has died. What is happening in Patna? The driver is still absconding. It's like a reign of crime has taken over. Even uniformed police officers are no longer safe. This is the state of affairs in Bihar."advertisement"On the other hand, Purnia MP Pappu Yadav blamed the increasing criminalisation of politics and held the people of Bihar responsible for voting 'criminals into power.'""Society itself does not want crime to end. When the public votes for criminals during elections, then crime is bound to happen. Bihar cannot function without crime or the mafia—no caste or political party can survive without the mafia. People of every caste consider their criminals as leaders, which is why crime is not even an issue for the public in Bihar. It is the public that votes criminals into power. So not just the government, we hold the public equally responsible for the law and order situation."Inputs from Sujeet Gupta and PTI