Udaipur, June 3 -- A 33-year-old man was shot dead by a group of 25 armed men at a hotel in Udaipur late Sunday evening, police officers aware of the matter said, adding that the gang arrived in seven vehicles, surrounded the premises, and fired around 60 rounds while the victim was having dinner with friends. Police suspect that an old dispute over bajri (sand) mining to be the motive behind the attack. Superintendent of police (SP) Sudhir Joshi said "a preliminary probe revealed the deceased, Ajay Raj Singh Jhala, was involved in the construction material business and had an old business rivalry with the accused". However, further investigation is underway to ascertain the actual motive behind the incident, he said. The SP said, "The deceased Ajay Singh was sitting at the hotel with his associates when suddenly the accused came,encircled the hotel and started firing. During that, one of the bullets got stuck in Ajay's chest and his lungs got punctured and he died on the spot.The accused have been identified and a manhunt has been started.." Police identified two accused as Bhairulal Gurjar and Diggi Raj Singh. The victim Ajay Raj Singh Jhala, son of a retired assistant sub inspector (ASI) of police, Shiv Singh Jhala, was dining with three of his friends in the Semalpura area of Chittorgarh, police added. According to eyewitnesses, two people picked up the injured Ajay, threw him from the first floor of the hotel into a nearby field, fired more rounds and slashed Ajay's nose with a sword, and set two vehicles on fire that belonged to Ajay and his friends before fleeing. Omkar Sharma, an eyewtiness, said over 60 rounds were fired in total, with Ajay being hit by 8 bullets. Eyewitnesses said no help arrived despite attempts to call the police and ambulance, so Ajay's friends rushed him to a private hospital on a motorcycle. However, no doctor was available at the time. A compounder on duty examined Ajay and said he could not be saved. They then took Ajay to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Sarita Singh said, "There was a firing incident at a hotel near Semalpura square in which Ajay Raj Singh, a resident of Nimbahera, lost his life. The firing was carried out by Ishwar Singh from Det and his associates. Police teams have been formed and raids are being conducted at several locations." The incident sparked public outrage and on Monday morning, a large number of locals gathered outside the hospital mortuary and staged a sit-in protest, demanding the immediate arrest of the accused. The family has refused to accept the body until the arrests are made....