DEOGHAR: A prisoner was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near civil court premises in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place around 11.30 am when the prisoner, identified as Amit Kumar Singh, was being brought from Bihta in Bihar for production in court.
Bike-borne miscreants suddenly appeared before Singh and fired bullets at him. They fled the spot after committing the crime, police said.