Maulana Qari Shabbir Ahmad Usman, the principal of the Jamia Usmania seminary, was shot dead by two motorcyclists at Morr 47 in Sargodha late on Thursday, police said. Mansoorul Haq Rana, the assistant superintendent of police in Sargodha, told Daily Times that two robbers tried to stop Maulana Usman and gunned him down when he resisted. He was going to see his uncle in Liaqatabad after leading Isha prayers. "It is a criminal act and has nothing to do with terrorism," Rana said.He added that the unidentified killers had snatched money from two other people after tying them with ropes. The two victims witnessed the cleric's murder, Rana said. The official said that the police had increased security in the district.