India, Feb. 2 -- A man was allegedly gunned down in Bihar's Begusarai district while two other persons were shot at in separate incidents in Siwan district on Thursday, police said.

In Begusarai, unidentified assailants shot dead a mukhia of Parna panchayat identified as Birendra Kumar Sharma near a brick-kiln falling under Neema Chandpura police station area.

Police said the incident took place when Sharma was on way to an unknown destination. The assailants intercepted him and pumped six bullets into his body. He was declared brought dead by the doctors of sadar hospital.

The villagers kept his body on the National Highway and blocked vehicular traffic, demanding arrest of the criminals and arrival of the superintendent of police (SP...