A jeweller was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in front of his shop near Badagaon bus-stand in Sundargarh district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Rohit Verma. Another person, who tried to save Verma, also suffered gunshot injuries as he came to rescue of deceased. The miscreants snatched a bag containing gold ornaments which deceased was carrying and fled from spot.
As per reports, three bike-borne miscreants fired two rounds at Verma moments after latter arrived at his shop in morning.A passerby, who witnessed macabre incident, rushed to Verma’s help , was also shot.