Fruit Seller Runs Vehicle Over Forest Guard, Kills Him; Drags Body In Madhya Pradesh: Cops

Police are investigating villagers' claim that the bike was dragged for some distance by the accused driver before he fled the scene with his vehicle.

A 35-year-old forest guard was allegedly mowed down by a transport vehicle driven by a fruit vendor in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district on Tuesday, prima facie to avenge an old dispute, police said.

Police are investigating villagers' claim that the bike was dragged for some distance by the accused driver before he fled the scene with his vehicle.

The incident occurred in Darbari Nala village, around 80 km from the Singrauli district headquarters, this morning, an official said.