India, June 2 -- A 33-year-old man was shot dead by a gang of 25 armed men at a hotel in Rajasthan's Udaipur district late Sunday evening, police said. The gang, which arrived in seven vehicles, surrounded the premises and fired around 60 rounds while the victim was having dinner with friends, they added.

The incident happened at Semalpura under Kotwali police station area of Chittorgarh and the victim has been identified as Ajay Raj Singh Jhala, a resident of Nimbaherason and the son of a retired assistant sub inspector (ASI) of police, Shiv Singh Jhala.

Ajay was dining with three of his friends- Omkar Sharma (31), Gajendra Singh Chauhan (24), and Shailendra Singh Shekhawat (22)- when the armed miscreants stormed the premises and start...