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Police Consider Accident in Gopalganj Home Guard’s Death

Preliminary medical reports found no bullet wounds on Abhishek Kumar Pathak with DSP-led teams now hunting suspects tied to the smuggling operation.

Multiple individuals every year face legal charges including arrest for selling spurious liquor in the state.
Abhishek Pathak and another constable were shot at their head before the accused fled with the car. (Representative photo)
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Overview

  • Home Guard Abhishek Kumar Pathak died around 4:30 am during a pursuit of a vehicle suspected of carrying illicit liquor from Uttar Pradesh while a fellow excise constable was injured.
  • Initial eyewitnesses and early police statements alleged Pathak was shot in the head by occupants of the intercepted car before they fled the scene.
  • Superintendent of Police Awadhesh Dixit said doctors found no bullet injuries and investigators are exploring whether the motorcycle skidded on a pothole or collided with another vehicle.
  • Separate police teams have been deployed and a DSP-led unit formed to track down the suspects believed to have been in the intercepted vehicle.
  • The incident underscores the ongoing risks faced by enforcement officers under Bihar’s 2016 liquor ban, which has fueled cross-border smuggling networks.