Golaghat (Assam), Nov 16 (PTI) A school teacher was shot at on Thursday by gunmen, who snatched his motorcycle and purse in Golaghat district of Assam, police said.

According to a police official, the school teacher was returning home when the incident took place at Latabari in Bokakhat in the afternoon.

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"He was coming when two miscreants shot at him. They took away his motorcycle and snatched the purse," he said.

The teacher, identified as Uday Changmai of Difalupathar High School, sustained a bullet injury on his left leg, the official said. He was taken to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital after preliminary treatment at a local health centre. "We have launched a manhunt to nab the culprits," the official said.

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