India, Oct. 28 -- Darshan Singh Sahsi, a Ludhiana-born businessman and prominent figure in the Punjabi community of Abbotsford city in Canada's British Columbia, was shot dead outside his home on Monday.

According to reports from Abbotsford, unidentified assailants opened fire on Sahsi while he was near his truck parked in the driveway of his residence on Townline Road. He died on the spot after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. The attack took place around 9:20 am on Monday(local time), leaving the community there in shock and disbelief.

Sahsi, aged around 68, hailed from Rajgarh village near Doraha in Punjab's Ludhiana district. He had moved to Canada several years ago, where he successfully established a textile and recycling busin...