Two motorbike-borne persons shot dead a man at Budhiya Chap in Siraha district on Sunday night.

The deceased has been identified as Dharmendra Kumar Singh, 22, of Arnama-1, Siraha, according to the District Police Office, Siraha.

Singh, who sustained bullet injuries in his right chest, breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Lahan-based Rau Smarak Hospital.

Police said that the duo, who came on a red Pulsar motorbike (Na 13 Pa 6323), opened fire at Singh at around 11 pm yesterday.

Santosh Kumar Singh and Bijay Kumar Kamat of Aurahi Rural Municipality-1 of Siraha, who fled the scene after the incident, were nabbed with the same motorbike, two pistols and bullets yesterday itself, DSP Rajan Bhetwal said.

“We deployed police personnel soon after the incident and managed to nab the culprits,” DSP Bhetal said, adding, “Investigation into the incident is underway.”