With police claiming to have identified the perpetrators of the dacoity and murder inside a jewellery showroom in Mathura, jewellers across the State observed a day-long strike on Friday to protest the killing of their two colleagues.
Office bearers of lucknow Sarrafa Association protested at GPO Park before submitting a memorandum to Power minister Shrikant Sharma demanding adequate security for jewellers across the state. They also warned of intensifying their stir if the accused were not arrested within 72 hours.
Gneral secretary of lucknow Sarrafa Association Vinod Maheshwari said, "Jewellers are virtually sitting ducks for criminals. The Mathura incident is tragic and two of our brothers have been killed. A total of 7000 jewellery shop owners downed their shutters stressing on proper crime control in the State."