A village panchayat head was shot dead by suspected CPI(Maoist) rebels in Bihar’s Sheohar district, police said on Thursday.
Neeraj Kumar Mukul (35), mukhiya of Rahua panchayat under Shyampur-Bhataha police station was dragged out of his house late last night and shot for allegedly being a police informer.
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He died on the spot, sources said, adding efforts were on to apprehend the culprits.
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