Jamshedpur, February 11 A fruit vendor, a resident of Namda bustee under the Golmuri police station here, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Wednesday, police said.
The assailants, on a motorcycle, fired at Kanhaiya Yadav, critically injuring him, and he died during treatment at Tata Main Hospital.
"We are examining the CCTV footage. The police are investigating all possible angles," an officer said.
Meanwhile, the BJP condemned the incident and criticised the government for the alleged deteriorating law and order situation.
BJP MLA Purnima Sahu said the daylight incident indicated that the criminals were emboldened.
She spoke to Senior Superintendent of Police Piyush Pandey and demanded the immediate arrest of the perpetrators.
The BJP legislator claimed that the incident occurred when Interpol had sounded an alert about possible terrorist activity in the city.
However, a senior police officer had earlier denied such an alert.
The opposition party served a 24-hour ultimatum to the authorities to arrest the assailants, otherwise they would launch a protest.
