HOJAI, Oct 21: A police constable died and three other personnel were injured after their vehicle met with an accident on National Highway 27 in Assam’s Hojai district in the early hours of Wednesday.
The accident occurred on the Lanka-Lumding stretch inside Lumding Reserve Forest when a four-member police team was returning from an investigation in Lumding. The team was attached to the Srimanta Sankardev Nagar police outpost in Lanka and was led by Sub-Inspector Nilotpal Saikia.
The deceased was identified as constable Debashish Nath. Police driver Pranab Thaosen sustained critical injuries and was admitted to Hamm Hospital in Hojai. The condition of the other two injured personnel was not immediately known.
The accident occurred on Police Commemoration Day, observed annually on October 21 to honour personnel who have died in the line of duty.
