Hansi, June 11 -- A gym owner was shot dead and a young woman was injured after unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened rounds of fire near Fawwara Chowk in Haryana's Hansi on Thursday morning, police said.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place at around 5:30 am when the gym owner was conducting an exercise session for young men and women on the ramp area of shops near Fawwara Chowk.

Police said the attackers arrived on a motorcycle, wearing helmets and opened fire at close range before fleeing the spot. Preliminary reports suggest that around 10 rounds were fired within a span of a few seconds.

The gym owner sustained gunshot injuries to his back and head and died on the spot. A young woman, identified ...