LUCKNOW, Dec. 13 -- A 45-year-old madrasa teacher was shot dead on Friday afternoon in the Deeh police station area of Rae Bareli district while returning home with his newly married daughter, said senior police officials.

The victim has been identified as Murtaza, a resident of Pure Pathak, Binnawan (under Naseerabad police station), said police, adding that the incident occurred around 3:30 pm near the community health centre in Rokha village under Deeh police station limits, while he was on his way home on a motorcycle after picking up his recently married daughter, Ishrat Jahan, from her in-laws' house.

Rae Bareli additional superintendent of police (ASP) Sanjeev Sinha said the assailants stopped their motorcycle, allegedly misbehav...