India, Aug. 16 -- A home guard was killed and another injured after they were allegedly attacked by unidentified men while attempting to foil a liquor smuggling bid in Bihar's Gopalganj district early Saturday, police said.

Following a tip-off that a group might try to smuggle illegal liquor in a car from Uttar Pradesh, a five-member team from the excise department was waiting to foil the smuggling bid at Balthari check post under the jurisdiction of the Vishwambharpur police station.

The excise police team spotted the suspected car at 4.15 am. "When asked to stop, the driver increased the car's speed. The excise team chased and intercepted the car near Sipaya Engineering College," an officer said.

Abhishek Pathak and another constable...