A 22-year-old was shot dead by one of his acquaintances under Ulidih thana area in Mango on Tuesday morning following an altercation between the victim and the convict.

The victim identified as Arpit Kashyap was talking to his acquaintance David over something and following the altercation, the latter fished out a pistol from his waist and fired at the former. Having shot at Arpit, the assailant fled the spot on foot.

The bullet hit the victim's lower abdomen, causing him to fall down. A friend of Arpit who was around the place picked him up and rushed to the MGM Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to the injuries within an hour.

The incident took place at the turning of Road No 5 in Subhash Colony under Ulidih Police Station area at around 11.30 am.

Getting the information about the gun-shot attack, Ulidih thana OC, Meghnath Mandal rushed to the spot and subsequently to the medical college hospital for probing the murder.

"A youth was shot at and fatally injured by one of his acquaintances in Subhash Colony on Tuesday morning. From the preliminary investigation, it has been found that the assailant is David, who is a resident of Road No 5 in Subhash Colony, " said Mandal while talking to The Telegraph Online.

The Ulidih thana OC said they had raided the house of David, but he had absconded.

"We are grilling the victim's friend Vikash Kumar Singh who was present a little distance away from the spot where the shooting took place. It was Vikash who had rushed the victim to the hospital. But we are yet to find out the reason behind the murder, " said the OC.

A resident of Kalika Nagar in Mango, Arpit used to work at an industrial unit in Dhanbad. But he was at home here after the lockdown was announced in April.

According to sources familiar with the victim, both Arpit and Vikash were seen roaming around Kalika Nagar and adjoining Subhash Colony since 9.30 am today.