A Sikh hakeem (Unani medicine practitioner) was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, the police said.

Sardar Satnam Singh (Khalsa) was shot dead by unknown gunmen who opened fire at him. Singh, who received four bullets, died instantly, the police said.

The killers managed to escape from the crime scene.

Singh was running a clinic on Charsadda Road in the city.

The police team rushed to the site and circled the area to nab the culprits. The reason behind the murder was not ascertained yet.

The police is investigating the matter from different angles and possibility of terrorism is also being probed.