A youth was shot dead in Tilak ceremony at Salempur village under Manikpur police outpost area in the district late last night.
Police said here that outlaws gunned down Shubham Kumar (22), a native of Bartara village under Ramgarh Chowk police station area in the district when he had gone to attend Tilak ceremony at the residence of one Dinesh Pandey at Salempur village. The motive behind the murder was not immediately known. The body had been sent for autopsy, police added.