Baleshwar, June 26 -- A businessman was killed in a targeted shooting at Arada Bazar market in Baleshwar district, a major coastal city in Odisha.

According to officials, the victim, identified as Sheikh Hamid, was fired upon with around 10 rounds and died on the spot on Thursday. Local police and medical teams reached the scene following the incident.

Baleshwar Superintendent of Police Pratyush Diwakar said that information about the incident was received between 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm on Thursday, after which police teams reached the spot.

"We received information about a shooting incident that took place in Baleshwar's Arada Bazar area between 3:00 pm and 3:15 pm. In this incident, a young man who was a resident of Remuna sustained inj...