In yet another incident indicating towards deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar and how the fourth pillar of democracy is under attack, a journalist who was associated earlier with a national Hindi daily was gunned down by unidentified criminals in Samastipur today.

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED

The incident happened at Salkhani village falling under Vibhutipur block in Samastipur. According to police sources, the journalist, Brij Kishor Kumar was at the brick kiln owned by him when unidentified criminals on motorbikes came and pumped 7 bullets into his body. The criminals had fired indiscriminately as a result of which Brij Kishore Kumar died on the spot. Soon after executing the killing the criminals fled the spot.

Body of Brij Kishor Kumar has been sent to hospital for post-mortem while police have started investigations.

It may be noted that Brij Kishor Kumar's killing comes in the backdrop of killing of another journalist of a national Hindi daily in Siwan, Rajdev Ranjan, who was also gunned down in a similar fashion in May, last year. It has been alleged that former RJD MP and mafia don turned politician Mohammad Shahabuddin masterminded the killing of Rajdev Ranjan.