Bhubaneswar, Feb. 10 -- A 37-year-old Indian-origin tech professional from Karnataka was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack at the parking lot of a busy shopping mall in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Chandan Kumar Raja Nandakumar, a resident of Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area.

Chandan, a native of Thyamagondlu village near Nelamangala in Bengaluru Rural district, was seated inside his SUV when unidentified assailants opened fire near the entrance of Woodbine Shopping Centre, close to Rexdale Boulevard, around 3.30 pm local time. Toronto Police said he sustained multiple gunshot wounds and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. No arrests have been made so far, and a homicide ...