A deputy superintendent of police (DySP) was shot dead by an acquaintance at his house in Bhopal, police said late Wednesday evening.
Goralal Ahirwar (61) was shot at his residence in Awadhpuri area, said Inspector General of Police Jaideep Prasad.
Ahirwar was posted with the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), he said.
The accused was identified and efforts were on to arrest him, he said.
A police source said the killing was the fall-out of an illicit relationship the deceased allegedly had with a woman, and further probe was on.
