Patna, Dec 3: A woman teacher was allegedly shot dead by some bike-borne assailants in Bihar's Araria district on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Shivani Kumari (28). She was a resident of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh and was posted at Middle School Khabadh Kanhaili.

According to reports, the incident occurred when Shivani was on her way to school in Khabadh Kanhaili village, under the Narpatganj police station area. Meanwhile, two bike-borne miscreants intercepted her and opened fire.

According to a police official, about a hundred metres from the school, near a Shiva temple, two masked men on a motorcycle stopped her scooter, forced her to remove her helmet, and then shot her on the head at point-blank range. Shivani collapsed and succumbed on the spot.

Local villagers rushed to help after witnessing people running towards the school.  She was rescued and rushed to the nearby hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.

Senior police officials, including SP Anjani Kumar, Forbesganj SDPO Mukesh Kumar Sah, and personnel from the Narpatganj police station, reached the spot and initiated an investigation.

SP Anjani Kumar said the case was being probed from all possible angles.

"We have registered an FIR against unknown criminals. The perpetrators will be identified and arrested soon," he said.

The cause of the crime was yet to be ascertained.


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Shivani passed the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) teachers recruitment examination two years ago and was staying in Forbesganj.

The district police recovered her body and sent it for the post-mortem examination.

Further investigation was underway.

(IANS)