This beautiful young travel influencer from India who was living in California has been named as one of two killed in a shooting in a bar in a Mexican tourist town.

The shooting took place inside the bar ‘La Malquerida’ in the municipality of Tulum in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo last week.

Two non-Mexicans died in the incident, one at the scene and another later in hospital. Four others including three other non-Mexicans received gunshot injuries.

According to local media including news outlet Excelsior, the shooting was likely an attempted hit on a rival drug dealer.

The woman who died at the scene has since been named as 25-year-old travel influencer Anjali Ryot, who boasted 40,400 followers on Instagram.

According to her social media pages, she hailed from the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, but had been living in the city of Santa Clara in the US state of California.

Excelsior reported that she had been in Tulum since the preceding Monday, when she posted a photo of herself standing next to the outdoor pool at the Cielo Maya hotel on Instagram.

The last post she made was a slow-motion video of herself walking over to and sitting down on a waterside hammock, which she captioned: “Vibing with the ocean”.

The other deceased victim was identified as a German tourist, and three of the injured victims were also identified as foreigners: two Germans aged 26 and 35 and a Dutch woman aged 21.

The remaining injured victim was reported to be a 24-year-old man, who is believed to be the alleged target of the attack.

According to Excelsior, the attack took place when the man was being pursued by the perpetrators on motorbikes and he ran into the bar to try to hide from them.

The Attorney General of Quintana Roo has since opened an investigation into the attack to find those responsible and bring them to justice.