A 45-year-old chartered accountant was shot dead on Tuesday morning allegedly by unidentified men in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area, police said.

“On Tuesday around 10 am, a PCR call was received regarding the incident of firing in which one person got injured. A police team reached the spot. The injured was shifted to the Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, where he was declared brought dead,” police official Usha Rangnani said.

The police registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Arms Act.

The police said several teams have been formed to arrest the accused, and CCTV footage from the area is being analysed.

Further investigation is underway, they added.