Lajpat Singh, head constable with Gunnaur police station, had signalled the tanker to stop for checking last night and it hit the cop leading to his death, ASP Kamlesh Dixit said.
Singh was on patrol duty at the Narora bridge.
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12 persons were arrested in connection with the
incident, police said.
One firearm and two cartridges were also seized from them.