India, Nov. 10 -- Unidentified assailants shot dead a notorious gangster on a service lane near Sidhrawali in Bilaspur on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway on Sunday night, police said on Monday.

The victim, Deepak, 35, was from Sidhrawali. Police said 20-25 rounds were fired at his moving Maruti Swift from two directions. He suffered multiple bullet injuries.

According to police, Deepak left home between 11.30pm and 11.45pm after celebrating Diwali, following a phone call. His body was found in the driver's seat at 8am on Monday, with his seat belt still fastened. Commuters spotted the car and alerted the police.

Police said Deepak had run the Ashok Rathi gang in Haryana and Rajasthan for seven years. Rathi was shot dead by rivals at his ho...