A Siva was having dinner with his wife and eight-year-old daughter when he was shot multiple times by two men wearing ski masks, media reports said today.
Police said it is checking if the incident was linked to a failed assassination attempt on another man which took place nearby last week.
It is believed that the victim knew the man.
Police said Siva, who was previously detained under the country's Emergency Ordinance, had been working as a taxi driver since his release.