{
  "id": 14649475,
  "title": "Bihar Excise Constable Ajit Kumar shot dead during anti-liquor smuggling operation in Nalanda, manhunt launched for attackers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/bihar-excise-constable-ajit-kumar-shot-dead-during-anti-liquor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bihar-excise-constable-ajit-kumar-shot-dead-during-anti-liquor-smuggling-operation-in-nalanda-manhunt-launched-for-attackers"
  },
  "original_language": "hi",
  "account": "An excise constable, Ajit Kumar, was shot dead during an operation against liquor smugglers in Bihar's Nalanda district on Wednesday night. The operation was launched after a tip-off that a large consignment of liquor was being transported in a pickup van via Kharat Mor. As the team tried to stop the van near a flyover on the Pawapuri-Silao highway, a suspected associate of the smugglers opened fire, critically injuring Kumar. He died during treatment at Patna Medical College and Hospital, and a search is underway for the attackers.",
  "summary": "Patna: An excise constable was shot dead during an operation against liquor smugglers in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Wednesday night, police said. The constable, Ajit Kumar, succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment. The team, comprising the Patna Excise and Rajgir Excise departments, had been acting on a tip-off about a large consignment of liquor when the incident occurred near Kharat Mod on Wednesday night.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bihar excise constable Ajit Kumar killed during anti-liquor operation.",
    "Joint EIB and Rajgir excise team intercepted liquor-laden van.",
    "Manhunt launched for attackers, raids underway to gather evidence."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Retired Bihar Officer Shot Dead In Front Of Son, Attackers Fired 8 Rounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/retired-bihar-officer-shot-dead-in-front-of-son-attackers-fired-8",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:59:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}