Jalaun (UP), May 10 (PTI) A constable was shot dead in Orai area here on Wednesday while he was chasing some suspicious persons on a bike, police said.

Bhedjeet Singh, who was posted at a highway police outpost, tried to stop a motorbike. When the bike riders did not stop he chased them, Superintendent of Police, Iraj Raja said.

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During the chase, they opened fire killing the constable on the spot, the police officer said.

Senior police officials and a forensic team have reached the spot and attempts are on to nab the accused, Raja added.

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