A police personnel was shot dead by motorcycle-borne miscreants while he was on duty in Orai area of Jalaun district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here on Wednesday.
Police sources said that the incident took place near Govindam dhaba on national highway around 2 am. “Bhedjeet Singh, who was posted at a police outpost on the national highway, signalled a motorcycle to stop on the basis of suspicion on which the bike riders opened fire,” they said.
Police said that on this Singh chased the bikers on his motorcycle. “On being chased the miscreants fired indiscriminately killing Singh on the spot. After getting the information Superintendent of Police Eraj Raja along with the forensic team reached the spot and started investigation,” they said.
The SP said that the area has been cordoned off and four police teams have been deployed to work out the case. “The case is being probed from all angles,” he said.
Police sources said that Bhedjit Singh, a resident of Chauramber village in Mathura district, joined the police force in 2021 and got his first posting in Orai police station. “The family members of Singh have been informed,” they said.
