Posted on bandobast duty to ensure law and order during Bharat Bandh, Bengaluru Police North Division DCP Dharmendra Kumar Meena was run over by a SUV and the DCP suffered injuries to his leg.
Preventing the protesting farmers from entering the city, DCP Meena and his team of police personnel were posted at the Goragunte Palya junction on Tumakuru Road. A SUV belonging to protestors arrived at the spot and the DCP, his officials tried to stop the vehicle.
However, the driver of the SUV drove the vehicle over Meena. The DCP suffered minor injuries to his left leg and was moved away by other police personnel. He was immediately given first-aid. Meena sat aside for a few minutes and later resumed the bandobast duty.
The traffic cops have seized the vehicle and detained the driver for further interrogation.
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