A 35 years-old builder from Nalasopara was shot dead by two assailants on a bike on Wednesday afternoon.

The youths shot him outside his office and fled away. However, he died before getting admitted to the hospital.

Rajesh Singh (35), a builder and owner of Khusboo traders was standing outside his office at Deep Residency in Sainath Nagar of Nalasopara East, when two persons shot rounds of fire which hit him on his head.

"As soon as we were informed we rushed to the spot to find a pool of blood outside the office as he was rushed to a nearby private hospital," police said.

Parshuram Londhe, Police Sub Inspector, Nalasopara police station said,"We will register a case of murder and under relevant sections of Arms act and we are investigating further."

The motive behind his murder is not yet known, however, police are ascertaining whether he had personal enmity with anyone in his business groups.