Property dealer shot in Unnao

A property dealer was shot dead in Unnao district on Sunday morning.

According to reports, Aditya Narayan, a property dealer and insurance agent who also dealt in peppermint oil business, was sitting at his shop in Hariyali village under Bangarmau police station, when the assailant arrived around 10 am, posing as a customer.As the unsuspecting Narayan turned to attend to him, the assailant whipped out a revolver and shot him in the chest.

On hearing the gunshot and Narayan's cries for help, the other shop owners rushed to the spot and found Narayan lying in a pool of blood.They immediately informed the police and rushed Narayan to the Trauma Centre of the KG Medical University. However, the doctors pronounced him dead.

Earlier, Narayan used to sell kerosene.The police registered a case and are carrying out investigation.The cops suspect some old dispute to be behind the murder.