RAUTAHAT:  A priest has been shot death in Rautahat district.

An unidentified gang shot dead 65-year-old Shreeram Sah, a priest of Hanuman Temple at Khesarhiya in Madhavnarayan municipality-2, on Wednesday night.

District Police Office, Rautaht said an armed gang opened fire on Sah at around 9 pm while he was preparing dinner.

The priest has received a bullet in his temple.

Police said they have launched a manhunt to nab the culprit and are investigating the case.