Soil Conservation Officer killed in accident

The Soil Conservation Officer of West Singhbhum, Sanjay Kumar, was killed in a road mishap near Dugni under Seraikela-Kharswan district today.

Superintendent of Police Durga Oraon said Kumar, who was alone in the vehicle, was returning from Jamshedpur to the district on a four-wheeler when he hit a road divider on a bridge near Dugni.

The officer, who sustained injuries near his neck, was taken to the Sadar Hospital, Seraikela, where he died.