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Businessman shot dead in Varanasi

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Press Trust of India Varanasi

A 38-year-old businessman was shot dead and robbed of Rs 5 lakh cash by three unidentified bike-borne assailants outside his house in the Pahariya area here, police said on Tuesday.

The victim, Dharmendra Gupta, used to run a shop in the area, they said.

Singh was carrying a bad containing the cash when he was shot around 10 pm on Monday, police officials said, adding that the assailants escaped with money.

The victim was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, they added.

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First Published: Jul 23 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

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