A 35-year-old police officer died in a road accident in Kiresur village in Dharwad district on Sunday.
Mallikarjun Kulkarni, a police sub-inspector on deputation to the vigilance wing of Hubballi Electricity Supply Company, died when his car rammed the wall of a bridge.
He was temporarily posted to Ammingad during the Assembly polls.
A case has been registered.
He had earlier served as PSI in Hubballi. He hailed from Kumaragoppa near Navalgund.
