India, Dec. 2 -- An IPS officer lost his life in an accident while en route to his first posting in Hassan district, police reported on Monday.

Harsh Bardhan, a 2023-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre, hailed from Madhya Pradesh, PTI reported.

The accident occurred on Sunday evening when the tire of the police vehicle Bardhan was traveling in allegedly burst near Kittane in Hassan taluk. As a result, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which subsequently crashed into a house and a tree by the roadside, according to the police.

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Bardhan was on his way to Hassan district to assume his duties as a probationary Assistant Superintenden...