Sultanpur (UP): A retired roadways employee was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants near Rajanpur village here on Sunday evening, police said.

Retired Roadways Employee Shot Dead in Sultanpur

Surendra Prasad Pandey (65) was cycling home from Sudanpur market when the assailants shot him thrice, they said.

He died on the spot from the gunshot wounds, a police official said.

The incident happened under the limits of Gosaiganj police station area, where bike borne miscreants shot him at point blank.

Pandey was taken to the Government Medical College in Sultanpur, where doctors declared him dead. “The body has been sent for a post-mortem,” he added.

A police investigation is underway.

With PTI Inputs