Tension gripped the coal capital of Jharkhand after the gruesome killing of former Deputy Mayor Neeraj Singh along with his three aides yesterday evening. Under heavy security arrangements the funeral procession of the slain Congress leader was carried out in Dhanbad on Wednesday as disgruntled over the high profile killing, Congress Party called a day long ‘Dhanbad Bandh’ on Friday demanding immediate arrest of the persons involved in it.
DGP DK Pandey, acting swiftly over the incident formed a Special Investigation Team headed by ADG (CID) Ajay Kumar Singh and a team of Forensic Science experts was also rushed to Dhanbad to probe the incident. Police, however, are tightlipped on the issue. “We are looking into all possible angles including war of domination, family feud and political rivalry….. Only after which we will reach a conclusion,” said ADG (CID) Ajay Kumar Singh. He said that no FIR was lodged in this regard till late in the evening.
Taking it as a challenge Bokaro DIG Saket Kumar Singh, assured that police alongwith the SIT, will find out the culprits involved in the shootout soon.