Forest employee killed by smugglers

Armed smugglers fired at Fire Watchman Jitendra Mahto and Tiger Tracker Dharmdev Mahto last night in Jatashankar forest range when they had rushed to the VTR upon informed that a fire had broken out there, VTR Director Santosh Tiwari said.

Jitendra Mahto died on way to a hospital, while Dharmdev Mahto was admitted to the PMCH at Patna, he said.

The forest guards and the district police were carrying out raids to nab the assailants, Tiwari said.