BIRGUNJ, April 30: Pradip Timilsena, 45, a teacher of Nera Primary School located in Pheta VDC, was shot dead Thursday while he was returning after tutoring students. He was shot dead by three motorcyclists at noon in Jagatpur, police said. District coordinator of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (Jwala Singh) Subash Bose called journalists and took responsibility for the murder. Bose said Timalsena was killed for spying on the outfit.