Karnal, Nov. 12 -- A 28-year-old assistant manager was allegedly shot dead on Wednesday, following a road-rage incident on the Delhi-Katra expressway in Sonepat district.

The deceased was identified as Prahlad Kumar, a resident of Tilak Nagar in Rohtak and a native of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

Kumar was working as an assistant manager at a popular clothing showroom in Rohtak, running multiple stores in the region.

Police said the deceased and his friend Hariom, a native of Roorkee in Uttarakhand, were returning from Kaithal after attending the inauguration of a clothing showroom on Tuesday.

However around 2.30 am, an Eco car allegedly hit their vehicle from behind and the occupants attempted to flee near the Rukhi toll plaza in the...