Unidentified men today shot dead a lawyer here, police said. The assailants accosted Vijay Kumar Poddar near a Kali temple under town police station this evening and fired at him, Superintendent of Police Nawal Kumar Singh said. The injured lawyer was taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile, lawyers of the district said they would decide on protest programme on the murder when the court reopens on Monday. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna January 28, 2017 18:27 UTC