A man was allegedly shot dead and his girlfriend was raped by an unidentified group in Nalimbi village in Thane on Monday night, the Thane rural police said.
Ganesh Dinkar and his girlfriend were at a hillock when a man approached them and demanded money, they said.
When the couple said they had no money on them, the man pointed a gun at Dinkar and allegedly raped his girlfriend.
When Dinkar resisted, the accused shot him dead and fled, police said.
According to media reports, a police complaint has been filed against the men in the Titwala police station and the police have launched manhunt to nab the accused.
It has been reported that after killing the man, the accused dragged the victim to a secluded place and then gang-raped her.