A Tata Steel manager was shot at by unknown assailants at Ghorabandha near former Chief Minister Arjun Munda’s residence under Govindpur police station area late on Monday night.
The victim Ratnesh Raj (28), manager, equipment maintenance service department at Tata Steel was attacked while he was getting down from his car near his residence. He received sever bullet injuries.
The attack took place when Ratnesh, a resident of P-Type flat near Tube Makers Club at Nildih, was on his way to meet his dentist friend, Anand Kumar at that apartment. As he was shot at he was rushed to Tata Motors Hospital’s emergency ward.
One of the doctors who attended Ratnesh said that a shot has crossed through the victim’s right chest, while another bullet is still trapped in his lower abdomen.Meanwhile, on Tuesday afternoon Ratnesh was shifted to the Tata Main Hospital in Bistupur for better treatment.
Sources said two bike-borne assailants had shot at Ratnesh, His car was also damaged during the shooting incident.Senior superintendent of police, Amol V Homkar, along with other senior officials visited the site to carry inspection.SSP, Homkar said that they have also launched a drive to trace the culprits, but are yet to get any clue or the reason behind the attack.
“It is too early to comment on what led to the attack. But we are trying to find out the background of Ratnesh and trying to probe the enmity angle. We will be in a better position in terms of investigation of the case after victim recovers and gives a statement,” said the senior SP. He said that the police have sealed the bordering areas to stop the culprits to flee.
Meanwhile the City SP, Karthik and DSP (city) Chowdhury today visited Ratnesh’s residence and took possession of his cell phone. The police will scan the call details to ascertain the reasons for the attack. Sources informed that the victim’s kin are on their way to Jamshedpur from Patna in Bihar. The police will also interrogate them.
This is the second such attack on a corporate official. Earlier Brajesh Sahay (40) assistant general manager, TMl Drivelines (a subsidiary of Tata Motors) was shot dead down by unidentified assailants in front of his at Nildih under Telco police station in the night or February 22.