Muzaffarnagar: A 55-year-old man, who was an eye-witness in his son's murder case, was allegedly shot dead in Shamli district, three days before he was to record his statement in a court in connection with the case, police said.

Ramniwas, a tent contractor, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne miscreants when he was returning home last evening, DY SP Nishank Sharma said.