UPDATED: April 10, 2021 10:45 IST
Police gather at the spot in Bengal where the Bihar Police officer Ashwini Kumar (left) was beaten to death by the locals.
A Bihar Police officer was beaten to death by a crowd in Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur. The SHO of Kishanganj Police Station in Bihar, Ashwini Kumar, succumbed to his injuries after being thrashed by the locals of a village under Goalpokhar police station area of Uttar Dinajpur.
IG Purnia Range said, "He had come for a raid in connection with a bike theft. Islampur SP is with us. We'll conduct raids and make arrests".
The Bihar Police officer, Ashwini Kumar, had ventured into the neighbouring area under Panjipara police station, in Bengal, while conducting raids to look for the culprit. He allegedly received no support from the local police in Bengal.