IPS officer going on first posting died in a road accident, Harsh Bardhan was going to take charge after training.

Bengaluru: Harshvardhan, a young IPS officer from Karnataka, was going to take up his first posting in Hassan district. During this time his car met with an accident. An IPS officer died in the accident.

Let us tell you that 26 year old Harshvardhan had recently completed his training. Harshvardhan hailed from Madhya Pradesh and was a 2023 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

The accident occurred when the tire of the police vehicle burst and the driver lost control of the vehicle. According to the information received, the vehicle collided with a house and a tree on the roadside. Harshvardhan suffered serious head injuries and died during treatment at the hospital, while the driver suffered minor injuries.

CM Siddaramaiah has expressed grief

Photos from the scene show the police vehicle badly damaged.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed condolences to his family and said, “This should not have happened when years of hard work were paying off.

He wrote in Kannada on the It is very sad that such an accident happened while he was an IPS. He was about to take charge as an officer. This should not have happened when years of hard work were beginning to bear fruit.