Bike thieves chase, gun down government officer in Bihar

An ambulance control officer, 36, in hot pursuit of thieves who had stolen his bike , was shot dead by the criminals on NH-29 in Bihar's Rohtas district after a 15km chase on Friday.

Bhanu Pratap Singh was posted at the sadar hospital in Kaimur district. Around 3am, two men entered Bhanu's house and stole his bike. His kin alleged he had alerted cops during the chase, but the information was just passed on to Sheosagar PS.