India, April 28 --  A government official was shot dead, and the chairman of the Sultanganj Municipal Council was critically injured when gunmen opened fire inside the civic body's office in Bihar's Bhagalpur district on Tuesday evening.

Police said Raj Kumar Guddu, the chairman of the municipal council, appeared to have been the original target of the five goons. But the EO, Krishna Bhushan Prasad, came to his rescue and attempted to overpower one of the assailants and seize his weapon. But another gunman shot him at point-blank range, Bhagalpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Pramod Kumar said.

Witnesses told the police that five men were involved in the attack. Two of them stood guard outside while three others barged int...