LRD jawan dies after falling off lockdown violator’s scooter

Vadodara: A trainee LRD jawan attached to Fatehgunj police station on Wednesday night succumbed to injuries he had suffered in an accident on June 30 night. The deceased cop Pratik Solanki had fallen off the scooter of a man accused of lockdown violation while taking him to the police station.
Solanki, a trainee with lok rakshak dal, was asked to take Khushwant Dhotra to the police station after the latter was found roaming near Fatehgunj circle on the night of June 30.
An offence was to be registered against the Dhotra and his scooter was to be seized, so Solanki was sent with him to complete the procedure. “We have registered an offence of rash driving and attempt to commit culpable homicide and have detained Dhotra. His samples for Covid test were submitted and he will be arrested after the reports arrive,” said a police official.
Solanki had joined as a trainee around a year ago and was posted at Fatehgunj police station during the lockdown.