Khagaria (Bihar), Apr 28 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Khagaria district, police said on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Rampravesh Kumar.

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“Police have sent the body for post-mortem examination. The exact cause of the incident is not known yet. A case has been registered and a manhunt launched to nab the culprits,” SHO of Gangaur police station, Ranjeet Kumar, told reporters.

Kumar's bullet-riddled body was recovered from a mango orchard in Shobhni village in the early hours of Monday.

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Further investigation is underway.

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