A Special Police Officer (SPO) died after being run over by a Tavera car at a checkpoint on Srinagar-Jammu highway early Thursday, police said.
An official said that a Tavera, bearing registration number JK03D-8184, hit and grievously injured 26-year-old Ishtiyaq Ahmad, son of late Ali Mohammad, resident of Khowbagh Ramban, at a naka around 2am today.
The injured was shifted to District Hospital where from he was referred to District Hospital Jammu.
However, he succumbed to his injuries on way near Chenani.
The driver of the taxi, identified as Touseef Ahmad of Anantnag, was arrested near Ramsu after giving a tough chase to cops.