A young Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Harsh Bardhan, tragically lost his life in a road accident while on his way to take up his first posting in Hassan district, Karnataka, as per police reports.

The incident occurred on the evening of December 1, when the vehicle Bardhan was travelling in suffered a tyre burst near Kittane, located in the Hassan taluk area. Following the tyre burst, the driver of the police vehicle reportedly lost control, causing the vehicle to veer off the road. The vehicle subsequently crashed into a nearby house and a tree, police officials confirmed.