Patna, Aug 6 - A man was shot dead in a train near Barh railway station in Bihar's Patna district Thursday, police said.

A group of five armed criminals shot dead the man, travelling in Kamla-Ganga intercity express train, at Kanhiyapur halt near Barh railway station, about 65 km from Patna.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Railways) Rajendra Prasad said it was not a case of robbery but was due to personal enmity.

'Police will inquire into it,' he said.

According to railway sources, the train was travelling from Darbhanga to Patna when the incident took place. It was halted at Barh railway station, where railway police removed the body and sent it for post-mortem.