India, July 13 -- Adding to the string of murders in Bihar's Patna, a 58-year-old lawyer identified as Jitendra Kumar Mahto was reportedly shot dead on Thursday in the Sultanpur police station area, making it the third reported shooting incident in the city within the last 24 hours.

Unidentified assailants opened fire on Mahto while he was returning after having tea, an ANI news agency report quoted Patna East SP Parichay Kumar as saying.

Police reportedly recovered three bullet shells from the scene and are investigating the motive and identities of the assailants. FSL teams have been deployed, and CCTV footage is being examined, the report said.

"Criminals shot a person named Jitendra Mahato. He was taken to the PMCH hospital for tre...