India, March 18 -- A 27-year-old property dealer, Preet Nagra, was shot dead outside a gym in the upscale Sector 9 market in Chandigarh on Wednesday afternoon.

The victim, a resident of Mullanpur in adjoining Mohali district, was targeted by two unidentified gunmen as he sat in his SUV after a workout. The brazen daylight killing has sent shockwaves through the city, as the crime scene is located in a high-profile sector housing the Chandigarh Police Headquarters and the UT Secretariat.

The incident occurred around 1pm outside a gym on Madhya Marg. Police said Nagra had arrived at the fitness centre around noon. As he entered his black Toyota Fortuner to leave, two youngsters on a Honda Activa scooter intercepted the vehicle and opened ...