India, July 13 -- A week after the shocking murder of businessman Gopal Khemka, Bihar's Patna has witnessed another chilling crime with the shooting of BJP leader Surendra Kewat in Sheikhpura village. Kewat was shot dead by bike-borne assailants near his farm along the Bihta-Sarmera State Highway.

The 52-year-old was shot four times by bike-borne attackers in Sheikhpura village under the jurisdiction of Peepra police station, according to a Live Hindustan report. He was rushed to AIIMS Patna by his family, but succumbed to his injuries during treatment.

According to officials cited by the Hindi daily, after dinner, Kewat rode his bike to a cabin near his field along the Bihta-Sarmera State Highway-78 to switch off a water pump as irriga...