Harsh Bardhan was a resident of Madhya Pradesh Bengaluru: A young IPS officer in Karnataka, who had recently finished his training, died in an accident on his way to take up his first posting in Hassan district on Sunday. Harsh Bardhan, 26, was a resident of Madhya Pradesh and a 2023-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre. The accident took place when the tyre of the police vehicle he was travelling in allegedly burst and the driver lost control. The vehicle reportedly hit a house and a tree on the roadside. Mr Bardhan sustained severe head injuries and died in the hospital during treatment, while the driver suffered minor injuries. Visuals from the spot showed heavily mangled remains of the police vehicle. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah offered condolences to his family and said “this should not have happened when years of hard work were paying off”. “Saddened to hear about the death of probationary IPS officer Harsh Bardhan in a horrific accident near Kittane border of Hassan-Mysuru Highway. It is very sad that such an …