Pune, Aug 21 (PTI) A 27-year-old man was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne persons on Sunday in Chandannagar area of Pune city, a police official said.

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Akshay Prakash Bhise, a conservancy truck worker, was killed near Durgamata Temple while he was on his way to work in the morning, the official said.

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The accused fled from the spot and Bhise was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, the Chandannagar police station official.

Efforts are on to nab the accused and teams are checking CCTV footage of the area for clues, he added.

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