SHAHDOL: A cop was run over by a tractor carrying illegally mined sand at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh. The dead is assistant sub inspector Mahendra Bagri. The incident happened Saturday night. ADGP D C Sagar said the driver and the tractor owner’s son Ashutosh Singh have been arrested. He said the owner of the tractor is absconding. The police have announced a reward of Rs 30,000 to those giving information about Surendra Singh, the owner of the tractor.

Bagri along with two constables had gone to the site to check illegal mining in the area after being informed. The speeding tractor ran over him when he tried to stop the vehicle. He died on the spot itself. Prasad Kanoji and Sanjay Dubey escaped unhurt.

An employe of the revenue department had also died in the same manner last year.