IPS officer, bodyguard shot at by unidentified gunmen in Patna

While on duty at the the Chhajjubagh locality of the city, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) at Phulwarisharif, Rakesh Kumar, and his bodyguard tried to stop the two men on motorcycle when they fired eight rounds from 7.46 bore pistols in retaliation. Police recovered 14 round live cartridges from the spot.

An IPS officer and his bodyguard, who were on night patrol, were shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen in Patna on Friday.

While on duty at the the Chhajjubagh locality of the city, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) at Phulwarisharif, Rakesh Kumar, and his bodyguard tried to stop the two men on motorcycle when they fired eight rounds from a 7.46 bore pistols in retaliation. (Shutterstock)

While on duty at the the Chhajjubagh locality of the city, assistant superintendent of police (ASP) at Phulwarisharif, Rakesh Kumar, and his bodyguard tried to stop the two men on motorcycle when they fired eight rounds from a 7.46 bore pistols in retaliation. Police recovered 14 round live cartridges from the spot.

The ASP received minor injuries, while his bodyguard received two bullets in the abdomen. Kumar fired three rounds while his bodyguard did five making the gunmen fall on the road – but they managed to escape after injuring the policemen.

After the incidents police carried out raids to nab the miscreants and finally got hold of both suspects. Interrogation is on.

This is not the first incident in the state capital where criminals attacked police officers. In 2012, armed criminals shot at the then traffic DSP Shashi Bhusan Sharma near the DG Homeguards office and escaped.

DGP P K Thakur told HT that one of the criminals injured in the shooting and was later admitted in a local hospital was arrested, while his accomplice was arrested from Mandiri in a state of unconsciousness.

The condition of both the injured policemen is stable and they are said to be out of danger.