ghaziabad a fiftytwoyearold milk trader was shot dead in shalimar garden area on friday evening by two bike borne assailants the deceased zakir was shot at seven times from close range near his home and was rushed to gtb hospital in delhi but he succumbed while on way police has launched a massive manhunt and have sealed the areaaccording to zakirs son khalid his father was on way to meet a customer when he was attacked near shalimar garden at around 530pm while was on his way to a dairy farm in delhi on bike two bike borne assailants overtook his bike and started firing at my father indiscriminately said khalid he collapsed on the road and was later taken to gtb hospital with the help of some passerby but was declared brought dead added khalidkhalid later told toi that he suspect hand of a historysheeter yunus alias kale on whose head there is reward of fifty thousand rupees my grandfather was also murdered in 1998 by the same gang and in that case my father had given testimony against kale in the court and it seems that the killing is part of revenge added khalid though he added that the family did not receive any death threatsthe police meanwhile has launched a massive manhunt for the accused and has sealed the borders ashish srivastava dsp said we have found 12 empty cartridges from the scene and it seems the assailants had fired 12 rounds on zakir in which he sustained seven bullet injuries in his chest and stomachprima facie it looks a case of personal enmity so we have provided protection for the family and are working on leads provided by the family added srivastava