Morena, April 8 -- A forest guard was allegedly crushed to death by a sand mafia while trying to stop an illegal mining operation in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on Wednesday morning, an official said.

The incident occurred near Ranpur Tiraha under the jurisdiction of Dimni police station in the district between 5:30 am and 6 am on Wednesday.

The Forest Department team was on patrol to check illegal sand mining and transportation in the region. During which, forest guard Harikesh Gurjar attempted to stop a tractor-trolley loaded with sand but the tractor driver allegedly ran over him with the vehicle, leading to his death on the spot, and fled from the scene along with the tractor-trolley.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) ...