Bhiwani (HR), Oct 3 (PTI) A 36-year-old liquor trader was shot dead on Monday by three unknown men outside his house in Kasni village of Jhajjar district, police said.

Mohit, the victim, was standing outside his house when three bike riders came and rained bullets on him, killing him on the spot.

Also Read | Murali Mohapatra, Odia Singer, Dies After Collapsing on Stage During Performance in Jeypore (Video).

The assailants while escaping rammed their bike in a tractor and were forced to run away on foot leaving behind the vehicle, police said.

According to police, the attackers fired eight bullets, of which seven hit Mohit.

Also Read | 1xBet, FairPlay to Parimatch News, How Betting Sites are Using News and Sports Blogs as Surrogate to Defy Ban on Advertising Betting Platforms in India.

After the attack, the Deputy Superintendent of Police reached the spot with several police teams and analysed the crime scene.

A police team has been formed to nab the accused who are yet to be identified, police said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)