Muzaffarpur: The former mayor of Muzaffarpur town and his driver were shot dead in the district on Sunday.

Samir Kumar and his driver were fatally shot by men armed with an AK-47 assault rifle near Banaras Bank Chowk.

Kumar was the mayor of Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation between 2002 to 2007.

The incident happened around 7 pm near the fire brigade office under the jurisdiction of Muzaffarpur Town police station, Ranjan said.

The police said the criminals stopped the former mayor’s vehicle, fired dozens of bullets at the duo and fled.

A case has been registered in this regard.

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