Amritsar, Sept. 2 -- Two bike-borne masked men shot dead a restaurant owner at the Batala road in the vicinity of the police commissioner's official residence, spreading panic in the area late on Sunday evening. The deceased, identified as shutosh Mahajan, 35, was working as a lab technician besides running a restaurant. Later, a social media account bearing the name of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility for the murder.

Eyewitnesses said one of the accused waited outside the restaurant while the other went in and sought a water bottle from Mahajan. In no time, the assailant fired six bullets, three of which hit the victim. The assailants fled on their bike. The victim was taken to a private hospital in a critical condition ...