It has come to light now that there was an attempt to hit the car of Naraingarh sub-divisional magistrate, IAS Yash Jaluka, while he was patrolling to inspect the area for any unlawful mining activities. An SUV chased Mr. Jaluka’s car, attempting to hit it twice at high speed, narrowly missing it as the driver was able to swerve the car out of the way in the last minute. The SUV then sped off from the scene.

The incident took place around 1 am on the intervening night of March 27 and 28, and the occupants of the SUV are suspected to have ties with the mining underworld. An FIR has been filed in the local police station in this regard.

On the complaint of the SDM’s security guard, Naraingarh Police registered a case on April 6 against the owner and driver of the SUV under various IPC sections, including obstruction to government work and attempt to murder.

Yash Jaluka, a 2021-batch IAS officer, who is currently posted as SDM Naraingarh in Ambala district, had recently carried out two similar inspections and raids to check illegal mining in the rivers of the area.
The FIR states that SDM Yash Jaluka, his security guard and three others, including the driver, were patrolling to inspect illegal mining in the area in their private car when an SUV started following them. When the SDM tried to stop the Innova car near the bridge of Toka Sahib Gurudwara village, the occupants of the SUV attempted to intentionally hit their car at a high speed and then fled from the spot. When the officers followed the Innova and called out to the driver to stop, he again tried to hit the SDM’s vehicle.

This is not the first time that such attacks have taken place in Haryana. Nearly two years ago, a deputy superintendent of police-rank officer, Surender Singh, was allegedly run over by a dumper truck during a raid against illegal stone mining in Nuh district. A little over a year ago, some members of suspected mining mafia allegedly attacked a team of cops in Panipat’s Bapoli area.