India, Oct. 13 -- A 27-year-old man working as a laboratory assistant at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar was shot dead by his cousin over an ancestral property dispute while he was on his way to office on Monday morning.

Police said the victim, Sudhanshu Khuntia, was shot dead by his cousin Siba Khuntia while he was on his way to AIIMS Bhubaneswar from his home in Sarakantara village under Khandagiri Police Station in Bhubaneswar at around 9.05 am.

He was shot in the lower left chest, causing him to lose control of his motorcycle and crash to the ground. He was rushed to AIIMS in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries.

Bhubaneswar police commissioner S Devdutt Singh said three persons have been...