Labourer shot dead in Chandauli

Varanasi: A labourer was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants while he was travelling on his bicycle towards Patpara village under Alinagar police station of Chandauli district on Saturday afternoon.After inspecting the crime scene, Chandauli SP Akash Patel said the deceased was identified as Manoj Kumar (38), a resident of Chatubhujpur village under Mughalsarai police station.According to police, the assailants were allegedly lying in wait near Patpara village and opened indiscriminate fire on Manoj when he reached the spot. He sustained multiple gunshot injuries and died on the spot. The attackers fled the scene after the incident.Hearing sound of gunfire, local residents rushed to the spot and called up police. Senior officers, along with forensic and crime branch teams, reached the spot and collected evidence.After preliminary investigation, the body was sent for postmortem. Police said CCTV footage from nearby areas was being examined and other technical and local intelligence inputs were being utilised to identify the accused. Officials said all possible angles were being investigated to ascertain the motive behind the killing.