Patna, July 11 -- Few days after businessman Gopal Khemka's murder shocked Bihar, another trader was shot dead in the state on Thursday by unidentified gunmen. The deceased has been identified as Ramakant Yadav, a sand trader. He was taking a walk in the garden outside his house in Dhana village, under the Ranitalab police station area of Paliganj subdivision near Patna when the incident took place.

After receiving information about the incident, a police team arrived at the scene and rushed to the body to a hospital. A search is on for the attackers

Preliminary reports cited that Yadav was walking in his garden in the evening when some criminals suddenly approached and opened fire on him. He was hit by a bullet and collapsed on the groun...