Even as district police patts its back for arresting criminals involved in shooting for intimidation and extortion demand in district one Manoj Yadav resident of Kailudih under Katras police station was shot dead by unknown motorcycle borne assailants in a mid day shootout here on Sunday.
Manoj was shot eight times while he was sitting in a tea stall near his residence when the criminals opened fire on him and escaped. He was taken to near by hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
This happens to be second incident of murder within a weeks time in district. Earliear one man died as his hand was choppes off by miscreants during a scuffle and shooting that took in Singh nagar locality under Jharia police station.
Manoj happens to be a coal merchant and has been supposedly shot dead by gang led by Prince Khan who has been demanding extortion money from him.
Prince one of the most wanted criminals of Dhanbad took the responsibility by releasing a "note" on social media mentioning that his shooter Major has shot Manoj as he had refused to pay the demanded sum as extortion.
Sources said the demand was made for around a dozen times but when he redused was shot dead.
Local residents later blocked Katras Bhatmurna more with body of Manoj demanding arrest of shooters. Senior police officials have reaches on spot and atyemots are on to pasify the residents.
