Cops were returning to their homes after poll duty…
Madhya Pradesh: On Saturday, 20 April 2024, Twenty-one police and Home Guard personnel were injured.
The bus carrying the jawans overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district in the early hours, an official said.
These jawans were returning to their home district Rajgarh in the state after performing their election duty when the accident occurred near Baretha Ghat on the Bhopal-Betul highway, the official said.
The incident took place at 4 am, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Shalini Paraste said.
"It happened when the bus carrying 40 jawans in it, including five policemen and remaining home guard, was going towards Rajgarh after their election duty in Chhindwara," she said.
Eight of the personnel who received serious injuries are being treated in the district hospital at Betul, while those with minor injuries are being treated in Shahpur Hospital, the police official said.
She said the incident occurred when the bus swerved to avoid a truck that crossed its path.
Polling for the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat was held on Friday.
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