Woman panchayat chief shot dead in Bihar

Patna, July 25 (IANS) A woman panchayat chief was Wednesday shot dead by unidentified men in Bihar, police said.

Baby Devi, 35, who headed the Gorkhari panchayat in Patna district, was shot dead in her house by motorcycle-borne assailants, police said.

"Baby Devi died on the spot," police said.

Police suspect that the killing may be linked to rivalry related to the panchayat polls.