Haryana DSP Murder : Supreme Court Urged To Call For Action Taken Report From State Govt

The murder of a Haryana Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) by mowing him down with a dumper truck while he was inspecting illegal mining was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Senior Advocate ADN Rao, who has been appointed as an amicus curiae by the Supreme Court in the cases related to illegal mining in Aravalli hills, mentioned the matter before a bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar, which is monitoring the mining operations in the region.

The amicus curiae requested the bench to call for an action taken report from the State Governemnt on the illegal mining in the region. The bench agreed to consider the request.

It was on July 19 that DSP Surinder Singh was ran over by the truck which he had tried to stop on receiving a tip-off about carrying of illegaly mined stones. The Haryana Government has ordered a judicial enquiry into the incident. "Haryana Govt has decided to get conduct a Judicial Enquiry into the Death of a DSP by mine mafia in Mewat and all other circumstances of illegal mining in that area", Home Minister Anil Vij tweeted.

The Home Minister  tweeted yesterday night that the truck driver has been arrested from Rajasthan.