In diwali market two unidentified criminals lobbed a high intensity bomb at a noted shop here in Daltonganj market on Saturdayaround twelve past.
DSP Heeralal Ravi said two youths one wearing helmet and the other hanky on his face came on bike near this shop, kept the engine of the bike running and then hurled a bomb at the shop. DSP said the two could be the men of gangster Sujit Sinha.who is lodged in Hazaribagh jail. None sustained any injury nor was the damage at the shop any considerable. However traders are up in arms and are demanding high security atmosphere for them. Sources said police had last week arrested Sujit Sinha's gangman Akash and this bombing was just in reaction of that arrest.
The shop owner has been given 2 armed body guards by the police here as the owner had shown courage to stand up against Sujit Sinha whose gang man Akash was trying to extort 20 lakhs of rupees in 5 installments of 4 lakhs each. Police are scanning the CCTV footages but no major clue is coming in.