College professor shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Nalanda, probe on

PATNA: In a shocking development, a college professor was shot dead by some unidentified assailants in Bihar's Nalanda district earlier on Sunday.

The victim was a professor at the PMS Colege in Nalanda district.

"Arvind Kumar, a professor at the PMS College, was shot dead near Elite hotel in Bhagan Bigha area by unidentified assailants when he was on a morning walk," a district police official said.

His body had been sent for post-mortem, he said.

The motive behind the professor's murder is yet to be established. 

Meanwhile, the Bihar Police have registered a case in this regard and launched an investigation into the murder.

No arrests have been made so far.