ARARIA, Dec. 3 -- A 28-year-old female teacher was shot dead near a school in Araria by two motorcycle-borne unidentified criminals on Wednesday morning, police said.

The deceased, originally from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, had been recruited through TRE-1 by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) in 2023 and was posted at Middle School Kanhaili under Narpatganj block as a teacher for Classes 1 to 5.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Anjani Kumar said, "Police are probing the incident and the killers will be nabbed soon." He added that investigators are trying to ascertain the motive behind the killing and have recorded statements of the school staff. The family members of the deceased have been informed.

According to police, the teac...