Student shot dead in his sleep

A 21-year-old student was shot dead by unidentified assailants while he was sleeping in his house in Kisauli village here, police said today.

Ritesh Yadav, who was the son of a constable in PAC Sitapur, was shot dead last night, ASP Kamlesh Dixit said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said.