Police Inspector killed, homeguard injured in ambush by liquor traffickers in Bihar’s Begusarai

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK

Begusarai, Dec 20: In the Begursarai district of Bihar, a police team was allegedly ambushed by liquor traffickers, resulting in the death of a police inspector and serious injuries to a homeguard.

The incident occurred during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday when the Naokothi Police Station in Begusarai received a tip-off about the transportation of liquor in a car.

The smugglers accelerated the car as the police squad attempted to stop it, striking the inspector and others, according to a senior police official.

“Begusarai’s Naokothi Police Station received information that liquor was being transported in a car. Based on the information, a night patrol vehicle was sent. At 12:30 am, to stop the car, inspector Khamas Chaudhary was standing with the police car near the Chhatauna Budhi Gandak river bridge along with three homeguards,” Yogendra Kumar, Superintendent of Police (SP), Begusarai stated.

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“Seeing the police car, the car driver increased his speed and hit Inspector Khamas Chaudhary, due to which he died. A homeguard was also injured and has been admitted to Sadar Hospital,” the SP further stated.

Car’s owner arrested

The owner of the car has been taken into custody by the police, and the pursuit is underway to apprehend the accused, he stated.

“A special team has been formed. The team has arrested the owner of the vehicle. Interrogation is underway,” the Begusarai SP stated.

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Balasaheb Yadav, the injured homeguard, stated, “A car came from behind and hit me…We were stationed at the Chhatauna Budhi Gandak river bridge. The incident happened at around 12:00 midnight… A total of four people were on duty. I was injured, while police inspector Khamas Chaudhary died.”

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