Senior journalist Rajdeo Ranjan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Siwan, Bihar on Friday. He was the bureau chief of Hindi daily 'Hindustan'. He had been writing against law-breakers of the area. Rajan, 42, was fired at when he was travelling on his motorcycle near the fruit market on Station Road at around 7:45 pm, Superintendent of Police Saurabh Kumar said. He was hit on the head and neck and died on the way to hospital.