Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Senior Cop and Guard Injured in SUV-Buffalo Crash in Bihar
A very important police officer was riding in a car on a highway.
He is called a DIG, which is a high-ranking job in the police.
A big animal called a buffalo stepped in front of the car.
The car could not stop in time and hit the buffalo.
The front of the car was badly damaged.
The officer and his security guard were hurt.
They went to a private hospital in a town called Khagaria.
Police officers are looking at camera videos to figure out what happened.
The officer was on his way home after helping at a court.
DIG (Champaran Range) Har Kishore Rai and his security guard were injured after their vehicle hit a buffalo.
The accident occurred on Tuesday evening on NH-31 in the Mansi police station area of Khagaria district, Bihar.
A buffalo allegedly came in front of Rai's official vehicle as he was returning home after appearing as a witness before a court in Bhagalpur.
The collision caused extensive damage to the front portion of the vehicle.
Khagaria SP Bhanu Pratap Singh said an investigation has been launched and CCTV footage is being examined, while Rai is being treated at a private hospital in Khagaria town.
- Who
- DIG (Champaran Range) Har Kishore Rai and his security guard
- What
- Their official SUV collided with a buffalo, leaving both injured and the vehicle's front portion extensively damaged
- When
- Tuesday evening
- Where
- NH-31 in the Mansi police station area, Khagaria district, Bihar
- Why
- A buffalo allegedly came in front of the vehicle as Rai returned home after appearing as a witness before a court in Bhagalpur
- Injured Officials
- DIG (Champaran Range) Har Kishore Rai and his security guard
- Location of Incident
- NH-31, Mansi police station area, Khagaria district, Bihar
- Timing
- Tuesday evening
- Reported
- Wednesday by police
- Vehicle Damage
- Front portion extensively damaged
- Investigation
- Launched; CCTV footage being examined
- Treatment
- Private hospital in Khagaria town
- Reason for Travel
- Rai was returning from Bhagalpur court, where he appeared as a witness