Ranchi

Dhanbad traders bandh call over poor law and order

Pankaj Kumar

Businessmen observed  bandh on Wednesday   to protest against detirorating law and order of Dhanbad on call of Federation of Chamber of Commerce. Shops, businesses  including medicine shops  in majority part of district remained closed on call of federation as almost 55 big and small chamber of commerce  joined the indefinite bandh  call. General secretary of Federation Ajay Narayan Lal has thanked all who came out in  aupport of the band call  to protest deteriorating law and order of  Dhanbad.

Sources said business  of around 100 crores was  affected due  to the bandh.

The band call was  given following   firing on businesman Deepak Agarwal on Subday night while he was sitting in his shop. He   has been shifted to Kolkata for specialised treatment.

Meanwhile,  one police officer was  injuried in exchang of fire while  he was recovering fire arms in a  criminals house on late Tuesday night . One criminal Mohammad Chotu   too wa injured.This according to SSP Sanjeev Kumar happens to to involved in firing on Deepak. Chotu too has recieved bullet injuries on his right  leg as  police officer fired in self defence,  claimed SSP.

SSP said altogether four persons have been arrested in connection with firing on Deepak. Those arrested include Raihan Raja, Golu ànd Sahil Ansari besides Chotu.  Out of these one supplied arms,  one  drove two wheeler in this case  and one did reckey in the incident. Police have recovered three piatols and several bullets from them. These were arrested  following interrogation of three more accused arrested earliear including Vikash Singh, Rahul Singh and Pintu Mahto.

SSP claimed that police have suceeded in breaking the nuxes of criminals  and soon the financial network too would be unearthed. 

He said, police is keeping  eye  on history sheeters as those are being targatted by the gang that is claimed to be operated on behest of socalled Prince Khan.