A businessman was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Thirngpatana village under the Sahadevkhunta police limits in Baleswar district on Saturday night.
The incident took place when deceased Manas Ranjan Das was opening the gate of his house after returning home at around 11 pm.
The assailants opened fire at him and immediately fled the spot after committing the crime. Das sustained bullet injuries on his chest and died on the spot.
Police have started investigation into the incident. The body would be handed over to the family members of the deceased after postmortem, police sources said.
The reason behind the murder was yet to be ascertained.