DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 1: A goldsmith, Mohammad Iqbal, resident of Zafarabad Colony, Dera city, was shot dead allegedly by his rivals near Dera bypass road, police said.

Meanwhile, a man, Malik Mukhtar, was kidnapped by unidentified people in the Ruknu village in the precincts of Gomal University police station here, residents said. The police remained tight-lipped about the kidnapping when approached for comment.