The cleric identified as Maulana Suhel was returning home from the mosque last night when three bike-borne persons shot at him, they said.
He was rushed to district hospital where he was declared dead, they said.
A group of people protested outside the hospital demanding arrest of the culprits following the incident, they said.
Prima facie it appears to be a fallout of old enmity.A case has been registered and further investigation is on, police said.