A Special Sub-Inspector, attached to the Krishnagiri Taluk police station, was fatally run over by a lorry near a toll gate in the early hours of Sunday.
A. Sivakumar (51) was noting down the number of a car when the lorry laden with granite blocks hit him. He was dragged for about 100 metres and his body was mutilated beyond recognition, V. Kathirvel, Inspector, told The Hindu . The lorry was proceeding to Hosur from Andhra Pradesh. The lorry driver has been arrested.