India, Feb. 11 -- A 40-year-old man, son of a retired colonel, was allegedly shot dead outside the popular Tibetan Market in Dehradun on Wednesday, police said.

Four murders have been reported in Dehradun over the past fortnight. On January 29, an 18-year-old woman was killed in the Vikasnagar area, followed by the murder of a woman in Rishikesh on January 31. On February 2, a 23-year-old woman was hacked to death in Paltan Bazaar.

The deceased, identified as Arjun Sharma, a resident of Indira Nagar, was the owner of a private gas agency on GMS Road.

Sharma was approaching his car parked near the market after playing tennis at the Parade Ground when assailants shot him -- around 1km from the state police headquarters.

Superintendent o...