Hoshiarpur: A 42-year old man was shot dead by four motorcycle-borne assailants in Rod Majara village here on Saturday evening.

Balwinder Singh, a resident of Rod Majara, was sitting with some villagers at a tubewell in his fields when four men on two motorcycles arrived and fired a shot at him, hitting the left side of his chest, they said.

Balwinder sustained critical injuries in the incident and was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Garhshankar, where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.

Hoshiarpur Superintendent of Police (Investigations) Sarbjit Singh Bahia said the suspects involved in the killing have been identified.

Raids are being conducted to apprehend the accused and further investigations are goin on, he added. 

With PTI Inputs