Madhepura: A 38-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Khopariya village under Chausa police station area in Madhepura district on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Subodh Singh, a resident of Ward No. 9 of the village. The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. Police said further investigation is underway.According to police, the incident occurred while residents were celebrating Diwali. The assailants allegedly opened fire on Singh and fled before locals could identify them. Villagers rushed to the spot and took the injured man to the Chausa Community Health Centre (CHC), where doctors declared him brought dead.The body was sent for postmortem at Madhepura Sadar Hospital and later handed over to the victim’s family on Monday.No formal complaint had been lodged till Monday afternoon. However, police have launched an investigation to identify and trace those involved in the killing, according to a press release issued by the district police headquarters.
