Bengaluru: The Kamakshipalya police, on Thursday, arrested the truck driver who allegedly ran over a traffic constable at Sunkadakatte bus stop on Magadi Road on Monday.
The police have identified the accused as Manjunath, a resident of Tavarekere near Magadi.
It may be recalled that constable Arun Kumar (30), attached to Kamakshipalya traffic police station, was run over by a lorry, loaded with stones, while he was instructing another lorry driver, who had parked his vehicle in a no-parking zone, to drive towards the police station.
Arun Kumar was shifted to a private hospital and subsequently to another hospital but succumbed to injuries. The police registered a case and arrested Manjunath. Manjunath claimed to have gone to the Dharmasthala temple after the accident. After staying there for a few days, he visited his sister’s place in Solur where he was nabbed and taken into custody.
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