A 44-year-old businessman who was returning home from the office was shot dead in Rahatani, Pimpri, Pune on Monday midnight. The deceased has been identified as Anil Raghunath Dhotre, a resident of Prabhat Colony in Rahatani.

According to the Wakad police station, Dhotre runs money transfer business in Kalewadi. After closing his office, he was returning home when two-bike borne assailants shot at him. Local residents rushed him to a hospital in Thergaon, but he was declared dead on arrival.