Bihar cop killed by cattle smugglers in Samastipur cremated in his native village

A Sub-Inspector, who was killed by alleged cattle smugglers in Bihar's Samastipur district on Tuesday, was cremated in his native village in Araria district on Wednesday.

Bihar cop killed by cattle smugglers in Samastipur cremated in his native village
Source: IANS

Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) A Sub-Inspector, who was killed by alleged cattle smugglers in Bihar's Samastipur district on Tuesday, was cremated in his native village in Araria district on Wednesday.

Slain policeman Nand Kishore Yadav was a native of Araria's Dighli village. The last rites were performed by his elder son Harsh Yadav. 

A large number of people assembled at the cremation ground during the funeral. 

The state police gave a guard of honour to the deceased sub-inspector.

He was the in-charge of the Mohanpur outpost in Samastipur district.

Mourning his father's death, Harsh Yadav demanded capital punishment for the culprits. 

Nand Kishore Yadav sustained a gunshot injury on his forehead on Tuesday morning around 3 a.m. after around 10 alleged cattle smugglers opened fire on a police team.

He had received a tip-off that some cattle smugglers were transporting buffaloes in a vehicle on Tuesday morning. He immediately constituted a team and chased them. 

Nand Kishore Yadav managed to release the buffaloes but received a bullet injury on his forehead as the criminals opened fire on the police team.

The injured sub-inspector was taken to a private hospital, where doctors referred him to Patna for better treatment. However, he died during the treatment.