Galose, 45, who was to visit Sulauni, a tourist spot in Maharajganj district near the India-Nepal border, had come to Lakhimpur, about 100 km from Lucknow, July 4 and was staying with a resident of Chaklakheepur town.

On July 8, the four sneaked into the room where Galose was sleeping and shot him when he raised an alarm after noticing them searching the cupboards, police said.

Galose is being treated at the Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) here and is out of danger. Lakhimpur is about 100 km from Lucknow.