Journalist shot dead in Bihar

A journalist was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar’s Rohtas district on Saturday, police said.

Dharmender Singh, a correspondent of Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, was shot dead outside a roadside tea shop, a police official said.

In May, Rajdeo Ranjan, a senior journalist of Hindi daily Hindustan was shot dead by unidentified assailant in Siwan district. The Central Bureau of Investigation is still probing the case.