Janata Dal (United) leader Mukesh Singh was shot dead by unidentified attackers in Patna's Barh district in Bihar on Sunday morning.
The incident took place at the Dhelwa Gossai locality, ANI reported.
Singh was the general secretary of the JD(U) Barh district unit.
The Bihar Police is currently investigating the case and have sent Singh's body for post mortem.
This is the second incident in a week in which a politician has been murdered.
Bihar: JDU leader Mukesh Singh shot dead by unknown assailants in Patna district's Barh
— ANI (@ANI_news) January 8, 2017
On Wednesday (January 4), Congress leader Raju Mishra and one other person had also been shot dead by six to seven unidentified gunmen near Parijat Building at Cherital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
In November 2016, Naxals had shot dead Congress leader Ajay Singh's nephew in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
