The murder of a 58-year-old Indian academic who had been living in the United States (US) for close to four decades has stunned the natives of Tulsipur Majha village, his birthplace.

Dr Shriram Singh, a native of Gonda, was gunned down by some unidentified people in Georgia's capital city Atlanta on Wednesday when he was on his way to attend a programme in his car, Tulsipur Majha village head Lalji Singh said.