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Journalist Sandeep Sharma crushed by truck: MP Police constitutes SIT

Sharma, who had been reporting against Sand Mafia, was mowed down by a speeding truck in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind on Sunday

Sandeep Sharma

Sandeep Sharma Photo: ANI

ANI Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) [India]

The Madhya Pradesh Police on Monday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe journalist Sandeep Sharma's death.

"Police have formed a SIT team after Journalist Sandeep Sharma, who had been reporting on Sand Mafia, was run over by a truck in Bhind," said Bhind Superintend of Police (SP).

Sharma, who had been reporting against Sand Mafia, was mowed down by a speeding truck in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind on Sunday.

The journalist had earlier filed a police complaint for allegedly receiving death threat by some unknown people.

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First Published: Mar 26 2018 | 8:06 PM IST

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