Phagwara, Oct 28 (PTI) A migrant e-rickshaw driver was shot dead by unidentified assailants when he was returning home after dropping a passenger in Baba Gadhiya locality of Phagwara, police said on Tuesday.

The victim was identified as Kuldeep Dhanwar, 32, who originally hailed from Gumla district in Jharkhand and was currently residing in Sukhchainana Nagar, Phagwara.

The incident occurred after around midnight. Preliminary investigations suggest that unidentified assailants opened fire from close range at Kuldeep, who was hit by a bullet in the abdomen and two in his leg.

The police said that the motive behind the attack remains unclear, and all possible angles, including personal enmity and attempted robbery, are being explored.

A severely injured Kuldeep was initially rushed to th

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