In a shocking incident, a man cleaning cars at traffic signals in Telangana’s Nizamabad district, was crushed to death by a tipper lorry after he was allegedly kicked by a government officer following an argument between the two.
As per police, the argument broke out on Thursday 22 February evening when the man started cleaning the window panes of the government officer’s car at a traffic junction in Armoor area despite being told not to do so.
Following the argument, the officer alighted from his car and allegedly kicked the man, who then came under the wheels of a tipper lorry which was coming from behind.
A case was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim’s relatives against the ‘person driving the car’ under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code
The matter is currently being investigated, police said.
A police official also said that efforts are underway to identify the accused who is allegedly a high ranking government officer.
