Rajbiraj, Oct. 19 -- year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Rajpatti in ward 8 of Bodebarsain Municipality, Saptari, early Sunday morning. Police have launched an investigation using a trained sniffer dog to trace the perpetrators.

The victim, identified as Ramdular Das (Sah), a follower of the Kabir Panth sect, was found dead with a bullet wound near his hut at around 1:45am, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Dambar Bahadur Puri, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Saptari.

Das, who had been living alone for the past 10-12 years after separating from his family, resided in a small tin-roofed house built on his own land. He had also been constructing a small religious centre nearby to promote the Ka...