HASSAN (KARANATAKA): An IPS officer died in an accident while he was on his way to take up his first posting in Hassan district, police said on Monday.
Harsh Bardhan, a 2023-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, hailed from Madhya Pradesh, they said.
The accident took place on Sunday evening, when the tyre of the police vehicle he was travelling in allegedly burst near Kittane in Hassan taluk, following which the driver lost control and the vehicle hit a house and a tree on the roadside, police said.
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