Bengaluru: A probationary IPS officer from Madhya Pradesh died in a road accident on Sunday while he was on his way to take charge in his first posting in Karnataka’s Hassan district.
Harsh Bardhan, a 26-year-old 2023-batch officer of the Karnataka cadre, had just completed his training at the Karnataka Police Academy in Mysuru.
The incident occurred around 4.20 pm near Kittane, approximately 10 km from Hassan. According to the Hassan district police, the police vehicle Bardhan was traveling in experienced a tyre burst, causing the driver, District Armed Reserve (DAR) constable Manjegowda, to lose control.
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The vehicle then crashed into a house and a roadside tree. Bardhan sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to Janapriya Hospital in Hassan. Despite efforts to transfer him to a hospital in Bengaluru, he succumbed to his injuries. The driver, Manjegowda, suffered minor injuries and is receiving treatment in Hassan.
Bardhan, a native of Dosar village in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, was traveling to Hassan to take up his role as the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Holenarasipur. His family hails from Bihar, with his father, Akhilesh, serving as a sub-divisional magistrate. A civil engineer by training, Bardhan had completed six months of district practical training in Hassan before the accident.
Former Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda also mourned the loss, calling it a “tragic loss” and lamenting the country’s loss of a dedicated young officer.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed deep sorrow, offering condolences to Bardhan’s family. In a post on X, he said, “This should not have happened when years of hard work were paying off.” (with Agency inputs)
