A man was shot dead at Gothatar in Kathmandu on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Darji of Muslim Tole, Godaita Municipality-2, Sarlahi. He breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, police said.

According to Dinesh Raj Mainali, spokesperson at the District Police Range, Kathmandu, the incident occurred near Krishna Mandir in Gothatar.

Police said that two unidentified persons, who came on a Pulsar motorbike, opened fire at Darji. Police said that they are searching for the people involved in the incident.