Tension prevailed at Singipur area here after an attack on a trader on Sunday.
According to reports, six youths on three Bajaj Pulsar bikes barged into Das Agency in Singipur market and assaulted its owner. later, they snatched Rs30,000 in cash from him. Before decamping, the goons threw country bombs at the shop and fired in the area to terrorise the local people.
However, the locals managed to overpower two of the six youths and seized their bikes.
Protesting the apathetic and negligent attitude of the local police, which failed to turn up at the spot in time, the local traders downed their shutters. They demanded action against the police responsible for the delay in reaching the spot and immediate arrest of the four assailants, who are still untraceable.