India, June 1 -- Police have booked at least five persons for allegedly firing multiple shots at a 42-year-old man and then abducting him in a car near a railway underpass in Loni's Khadkhadi on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.

They added the victim is currently missing and the suspects are absconding.

Police identified the victim as Omkar Singh, a resident of Ganauli in Loni. He was headed to a market around 7am on Saturday when members of a rival group allegedly shot at him several times and then abducted him in a Maruti Swift, police said.

"An FIR was registered at Loni police station following a complaint by Singh's family members. When police inspected the crime scene, they found blood stains and 6-7 empty cartridges. The foren...