Patna, Aug. 17 -- A Home Guard jawan 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 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 were shot on their head before the accused fled with the car. They were taken to the Gopalganj Sadar Hospital, where Pathak was declared dead on arrival. "A jawan Abhishek Pathak laid down his life while trying to stop a liquor smuggling bid. A team under a DySP-rank officer has been formed to hunt down the accused present in the car," Gopalganj SP Awadhesh Dixit said. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, an ex-Army man and Dial 112 driver Umesh Pandey, was shot by unidentified armed men late Friday night in Chamanpura village, Gopalganj. Deployed with Vishwambharpur police station, he was taken to Gorakhpur Medical College for treatment. Police said he was attacked after stepping out of his home, and the motive would be known after his statement was recorded....