Unidentified assailants shoot panchayat head dead, injure one in Nalanda

The 'mukhiya' (headman) of Neerpur panchayat under Noorsarai police station of Bihar's Nalanda district was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Monday.

Police officials said the incident took place while mukhiya Pradeep Chaudhary was sitting near his house. Three armed miscreants came on a motorcycle and fired indiscriminately at him.

"Chaudhary was killed on the spot while another person Ajay Kant was seriously injured in the firing. The criminals fled immediately. We investigating the incident and trying to trace the involved persons," said Noorsarai SHO Mohammad Shujauddin.

The injured person has been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.