Panchkula, Oct. 20 -- A 34-year-old traffic police constable was killed late Saturday night when a container truck allegedly sped through a drunken driving checkpoint near the Chandimandir Toll Plaza, crushing him under its wheels.

The victim was identified as Deepak, a Jind native, who had joined the district traffic police unit in August last year.

The driver, identified as Dharmender, 50, from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested after a dramatic chase by the police.

As per ESI Somnath, who was leading the checkpoint set up by the Surajpur traffic police, the team was checking vehicles coming from the Pinjore side. Around 11.50 pm, he signalled a container truck, bearing a Himachal Pradesh registration number, to halt. Instead of ...