AURANGABAD: An executive officer of a municipal council was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar‘s Aurangabad district, police said on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Vimal Kumar, executive officer (EO) of the Dehri-Dalmianagar Municipal Council, according to news agency PTI.According to police, the incident occurred near Dhanauti Bridge under the Barun police station area on Saturday evening. Kumar was travelling from Dehri to Patna via the Son Canal Service Road when the attackers allegedly intercepted his vehicle.Aurangabad Superintendent of Police Upendra Nath Verma said the assailants first assaulted Kumar with sticks before opening fire on him.He was immediately taken to a hospital in Jamuhar, where doctors declared him dead.The SP said police have cordoned off the area and launched raids to nab those involved in the killing.“The reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained. Further investigation is underway,” he added.
