Out to check illegal mining, Haryana IAS officer’s car chased, attempt made to hit it: Police

A 2021-batch IAS officer, Jaluka (29) is currently posted as SDM Naraingarh in Ambala district.

According to the FIR, based on the complaint filed by Constable Jasbir Singh, the PSO of the SDM, Jaluka, along with local tehsildar Abhishek Pilania, had left his Naraingarh residence in a private vehicle to inspect illegal mining in the area at 1 am on March 28. “An Innova car started following the vehicle. When an attempt was made to flag down the Innova, its driver tried to hit the SDM’s vehicle. Then, the officers followed the Innova car. When its driver was called, he again tried to hit the SDM’s vehicle,” said Jasbir Singh, who was accompanying the officer.

According to Jasbir Singh, later when the driver of the Innova car was called, he apologised for the incident. The police sources said that the person was probably engaged in the mining business in the area and had been sharing the location of the officers in the WhatsApp groups of the persons engaged in mining.

Naraingarh police station SHO Rampal Singh said the police had received a complaint on April 5 and the FIR was registered on April 6. “The accused will be arrested soon,” he added.

Hailing from Jharia in Jharkhand, the 1995-born Jaluka had and cracked the Union Public Service Commission examination in his first attempt in 2020 securing All India Rank 4.