Businessman shot dead near Silver City Cinema in Dehradun

A businessman was allegedly shot dead by unknown assailants near Silver City Cinema in Dehradun early Friday morning, police said.

This marks the second murder in the city in the last 48 hours and the third in 11 days.

Dehradun Superintendent of Police (City) Pramod Kumar said the incident occurred around 10.15 am when Vikram Sharma (50) was leaving a gym. He added that Sharma owned a stone



crusher business in Udham Singh Nagar district.

Before leaving the gym, Sharma contacted his close friend Saurabh Singh, asking him to meet at the location. Singh told Media, “Vikram had already been murdered by the time I arrived.”

Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Singh said preliminary investigations revealed that over 50 cases were registered against Sharma in various states.