An employee of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited was shot dead by unidentified persons in the Chhapar area here, police said on Friday.
Ankit, posted as computer operator in a power plant in Barla village, was returning home in Sikanderpur when he was attacked, Circle Officer Kuldeep Singh said.
He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, Singh said.
A case has been registered and the investigation is on, he said.
Police said the body has been sent for post-mortem.