Police are still clueless about the whereabouts of culprits in the murder of Vinod Agrawal, the rice trader, who was shot on Friday night.
The police nabbed five suspects for interrogation and are questioning them at separate police stations in the city, anticipating that they may get some clue to the loot-cum-murder case.
East Singhbhum senior superintendent of police, Richard lakra said that they are making attempts to solve the case as soon as possible.
"The investigation is heading in the right direction and we have been able to track the motives behind the killings. Though we cannot give any time frame but will soon reveal the murder mystery," noted lakra.
The SSP said that he was very much satisfied with the progress made with regard to the investigation. In order to maintain better law and order situation in the city additional number of security forces would also be deployed.
Agrawal (44) was shot at and critically injured on Burmamines-Sakchi Road near Tube Company gate under Burmamines police station area on Friday night. Agrawal who was a resident of Sidhgora was rushed to Tata Main Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries past midnight.
SCCI vice-president Suresh Sonthalia said that they had given the administration 48 hours time for arresting the killers of the trader Vinod Agrawal and the deadline will end tomorrow morning.
The senior functionary of the trader's body said that they have already decided to give a call for Jamshedpur bandh, but they were yet to decide the date of the Jamshedpur bandh.
Bharat Vasani, senior functionary said that they would take a silent procession to the East Singhbhum deputy commissioner's office to protest the murder of Agrawal.
He said at the meeting the traders' body will also press the district administration for getting arms license, a demand which they have been making since a long time.