Journalist shot dead in Chatra

Unidentified people shot dead Indradev Yadav, a journalist working for a Hindi news channel from Chatra in Jharkhand, late on Thursday evening.

Unidentified people shot dead Indradev Yadav, a journalist working for a Hindi news channel from Chatra in Jharkhand, late on Thursday evening.

The miscreants fired at least five shots at Indradev Yadav, who was returning home on a two-wheeler in Chatra. (Representative purpose)

The miscreants fired at least five shots at him. “Three bullets hit him and he fell down on the ground immediately,” said a police officer at Chatra hospital.

The incident occurred around 9pm near Devaria Panchayat secretariat on Chatra bypass when Yadav was returning home on a two-wheeler. The place of occurrence was under Chatra Sadar police station area.

The friends and family members brought Yadav to Chatra, where the doctors declared him brought dead.