India, Jan. 7 -- A 55-year-old man was shot dead on Sector 37D road in Gurugram by unknown assailants on Tuesday morning, said police.

The deceased was identified as Sanjay Sharma, originally from Vidhawali in Pawal, living at Rama Garden in Sector 37C, said police.

Investigators said that the incident is suspected to have taken place between 7am and 7.30am after Sharma had left home in his car.

According to police, unknown suspects seemed to have stopped Sharma and he got out of his car to speak to them. The suspects probably shot him in the head from a very close range resulting in his instant death at the spot.

Police said they received an alert from commuters after almost an hour about a probable road accident on Sector 37D road. ...