A journalist working for a Hindi daily was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified bike-borne assailants near the nagar palika market in Billhaur, Uttar Pradesh Police said.

Navin Gupta was fired with bullets when he came out of a public toilet, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Jai Prakash said.

Gupta, who was in his 30s, succumbed to injuries while being rushed to a hospital. He worked for Hindustan as its local reporter from Bilhaur.