Unidentified assailants killed a sub-inspector of police by slitting his throat in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district on Friday night in a latest attack against cops in the state. Police suspect mining mafias could be behind the murder as of late they launched a crackdown against sand mafias active in the area. Villagers spotted police officer’s body lying near his motorcycle in a field near a closed glass factory located between Gopalpur and Balawali villages. Malik was attacked when he was returning to his chowki from Mandawar, where he had gone for some works. Bijnor district magistrate Jagatram and SP Atul Sharma rushed to the spot as police started an investigations into the incident.

Source: Hindustan Times July 01, 2017 05:26 UTC