A BJP worker was murdered by a group of unidentified assailants when he was coming from Ramkanda market to his house, late evening on Tuesday.
To protest against the murder, local residents today blocked the main road.
The deceased has been identified as Gopal Chaurasia , 40, who was an active worker of BJP block unit. The identity of the assailants and the motive for the attack are still unknown, police said.
Residents blocked the main road at Ramkanda to protests against the incident which lifted after assurance to arrest the culprit by the police officials.
Police handed over the body to the family after post-mortem today.