Patna, May 13 (IANS) A senior journalist of Hindi daily Hindustan was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Siwan district on Friday night, police said.

Rajdeo Ranjan, bureau chief of the Hindi daily, which is part of the HT group, was shot dead at a busy market near the station road in Siwan, said a district police official.

According to police officials, a case was lodged and investigation began into it.