Unidentified armed criminals today shot dead a cement trader in Bihar's Sitamarhi district suspectedly for not paying extortion money, the police said.
Criminals opened fire at the trader at his shop in Barahi Bazar within the limits of Suppi police station of the district, Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajeev Kumar said.
The critically injured trader Uday Singh (40) succumbed to his injuries on way to a hospital in Riga, the DSP said.
Kumar said investigation was on and efforts were made to nab the killers.
