Overview

• Unidentified assailants shot dead 50-year-old sand trader Ramakant Yadav outside his Dhana village home on July 10, and he was pronounced dead at a government hospital.
• Local authorities have launched a manhunt after finding no immediate motive, with the victim’s body sent for post-mortem examination.
• The killing follows the July 4 contract-style murder of industrialist Gopal Khemka, whose alleged mastermind, trader Ashok Saw, was arrested for arranging a Rs 10 lakh contract.
• Forensic Science Laboratory teams are examining ballistics and CCTV footage from both crime scenes to identify vehicles and suspects.
• Opposition figures, led by Congress Legislature Party’s Shakeel Ahmad Khan, have denounced the state government’s security record ahead of upcoming state assembly elections.