Meena was cremated with state honours, he said, adding that a proposal is likely to be forwarded to the government to accord martyr status to the ASI.

 "We have arrested two attackers so far and are in search of others," a police official said.

Senior police officials of the rank of DSP and ACP have also been attacked recently.

ACP Sunil Panwar had a close shave when some miscreants had fired on his vehicle two weeks ago near Benar on Jodhpur- Jaipur highway during night patrolling.