SAMASTIPUR, Dec. 25 -- A BJP booth president was shot dead by gun-toting assailants in Bihar's Samastipur district on Wednesday evening, police said.

The incident occurred at Shadipur Ghat, under the jurisdiction of Khanpur police station, they added.

The victim was identified as Rupak Sahni (30). He was attacked at a short distance away from his computer shop at Shadipur Ghat. Eyewitnesses said the attackers arrived on a motorcycle, fired several rounds at Sahni and fled within moments. He collapsed in a pool of blood, triggering panic among residents.

Hearing the gunshots, locals rushed to the spot and took the critically injured Sahni to a nearby primary health centre, where doctors declared him brought dead. Doctors said the victim...