Three unidentified criminals shot dead one Umesh Chandravanshi in the busy area of Garhwa town near BP Plaza market complex on Wednesday evening. Chandravanshi was a resident of village Rajhara under Padwa police station of Palamu district.
According to police, the deceased person came to Garhwa to buy wedding articles with his sister-in-law. At around 7pm after purchasing the articles as soon as Umesh sat in his car bike-borne criminals opened fire on him. Umesh received bullet injury in his head and was brought to the Garhwa hospital where doctors declared him dead. After committing the crime, the criminals escaped from the place. Police reached the spot and launched search operation to nab the culprits. Garhwa SP Mohammed Arshi said that an FIR has been lodged in connection against unknown.