Two journalists shot at in UP

Two journalists working for local newspapers were allegedly shot at by unidentified assailants in Kaliyari market area here, police said on Thursday.

"The journalists -- Shyam Sunder Pandey and Laddu Pandey -- working for different newspapers were sitting at a hotel in the market when they were shot at by the motorcycle-borne assailants," SHO Pranav Srivastava said. Police has formed a team to identify and arrest the assailants.

The injured media persons have been referred to Varanasi for better treatment, they added.