A traders' body leader and his associate were today shot dead by unidentified assailants near a village under Bithan police station area in Bihar's Samastipur district, a police officer said.
The incident took place near Sirsia village when three unidentified assailants shot at Virendra Yadav (40) and his associate Birju Yadav (45), while the two were riding on a bike on their way to a nearby market, Superintendent of Police (SP) Suresh Chaudhary said.
The two died on the spot, he said adding, the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
The 40 year-old Virendra Yadav, brother of a history sheeter Ashok Yadav, was the president of Bithan Block Vyapar Mandal, the SP said adding, the motive behind the murder was under investigation.
A special police team has been set up to probe the incident and raids were on to nab the assailants, the SP said.
