NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rajkumar Rai, also known as Allah Rai, was shot dead in Patna’s Munna Chak area under Chitragupt Nagar police station limits, SP (East) Parichay Kumar said. Police stated that Rai was ambushed and gunned down by assailants who had been chasing him. “The deceased, a resident of Vaishali Raghopur, currently lived in Munna Chak, had returned from some work in a four-wheeler and started buying some food items from a hotel in the street just before his house, when the criminals fired six bullets at him, due to which he fell on the ground. On receiving the information of the incident, the Chitragupt Nagar police station, located at a distance of a few steps, reached the spot,” Parichay Kumar said.Rai was rushed to PMCH Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. SP (East) Parichay Kumar confirmed that CCTV footage from the area shows two attackers involved in the incident. Police have found six bullet shells from the crime scene. He said, “The deceased was associated with a political party and also had some land-related business.”“This incident happened around 10pm,” SP added.Eastern SP Parichay Kumar, ASP Sadar Shri Abhinav, Kankarbagh police station in-charge Abhay Kumar, and Chitragupt Nagar police station in-charge are currently investigating the case.(With input from agency)