Chandigarh

One of the accused in the murder of Haryana Police Deputy Superintendent of Police Surender Singh has been arrested.

Singh was killed when a dumper he signalled to stop in Nuh district of Haryana ran him over on Tuesday.

A police spokesperson said the arrested accused, Ikkar, was a cleaner on the dumper and is a resident of Panchgaon village.

DSP Surender Singh during patrolling in the area had got inputs about illegal mining in the hills towards Panchgaon.

Acting swiftly, he, along with his team, reached the spot. On seeing the police party, a dumper driver tried to drive away towards a hilly patch while unloading his vehicle which caused the DSP's vehicle to halt.

The driver did not pay heed to Surender Singh's signal to halt but instead ran him over.

The accused was arrested by the Crime Branch team after a brief exchange of fire.

A massive hunt has been launched by the state police to nab the other accused.

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Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a Rupees one core compensation to the family of the deceased police officer.