A sub-inspector of the Uttarakhand Police was killed on Tuesday after his Scorpio vehicle veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Shivpuri on the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, officials said.
The victim was identified as Vinod Sharma (45), the officer-in-charge of the Shivpuri police post under the Munikireti police station limits.
Tehri Senior Superintendent of Police Shweta Choubey said the incident occurred early morning when Sharma was returning home after completing his night duty.
Upon receiving information about the accident, a police team and rescue workers rushed to the spot and launched a relief operation.
Following rigorous efforts, rescuers managed to pull Sharma out of the gorge and rushed him to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the crash.
