Bhatkal: A lady police constable, who was riding a scooty was crushed to death by a speeding truck on Murdeshwar NH-66 in Bhatkal. The deceased is Mradula Acharya(37),a police constable in the Murdeshwar police station.
Mradula, who was crossing the highway while coming from the Murdeshwar gate was crushed by a speeding truck.The impact of the collision was such that she received deadly injuries over her head even though she was wearing a helmet.
She was serving as constable in Bhatkal police station, after which she got transferred to the Murdeshwar police station around six months earlier. A case has been registered in the Murdeshwar police station.