India, Dec. 5 -- Police said a 25-year-old Uttar Pradesh teacher who was shot dead near a government school in Bihar's Araria district on Wednesday morning was killed in a case of mistaken identity.

Three people, including a woman, have been arrested so far for allegedly murdering Shivani Verma.

Verma, recruited through TRE-1 by the Bihar Public Service Commission in 2023, was posted at Middle School Kanhaili in Narpatganj block when the incident occurred.

Police have identified the three suspects as Muhammad Maroof, Muhammad Sohail, and Hushn Ara, all residents of Forbesganj.

Araria Superintendent of Police (SP) Anjani Kumar Singh said the clothes and shoes worn by the accused at the time of the crime had been recovered. Police also ...