In an embarrassing moment for the Bihar Police, 22 rifles carried by personnel failed to fire a single shot here on Wednesday, while the former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra's mortal remains were being cremated with full state honour.

The three-time former chief minister’s cremation reported took place at his ancestral village in Supaul district and it was attended by state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey, among other dignitaries.