Bhatkal: Lady constable crushed to death by speeding truck

Mangalore Today News Network

Bhatkal, Nov 17, 2017 : A lady police constable, who was riding a scooty was crushed to death  by a speeding truck on Murdeshwar NH-66 in Bhatkal on 17 November, Friday afternoon.

 

Mradula Acharya(37),a police constable in the Murdeshwar police station is identified as the deceased.

Sources said that  when Mradula, who was crossing the highway while coming from the Murdeshwar gate was crushed by  a speeding truck.The impact of the collision was such that she received deadly injuries over her head even though she was wearing a helmet.

It is gathered that Mradula  hailed from Kundapur. Initially, she was serving as constable in Bhatkal police station, after which she got transferred to the Murdeshwar police station around six months earlier.She is survived by her two children.

A case has been registered in the Murdeshwar police station.