DIMAPUR, Aug 3 - Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang and various other organisations today condemned the killing of a businessman named Ashish Saha at Signal Bazar here on Sunday.
Police said Saha, a resident of Signal Bazar and a permanent resident of Jorhat, was shot on the forehead from point blank range. An empty shell of .32 pistol was recovered from the site.
Sources claimed that the incident was allegedly related to non-payment of extortion demand. Sources said two unidentified gunmen forced Saha to get into a Gypsy. When he refused to get in, he was shot on the forehead leading to his death.
Zeliang in a press release stated that �such heinous crimes do not augur well for our society and needs to be condemned by all, especially at a time when all Nagas are yearning for peace�. He further instructed the Dimapur Police to ensure that the perpetrators are apprehended at the earliest.
The Bengali Hindu Community (BHC) of Dimapur too condemned the murder of the Bengali businessman by miscreants. In a press note, BHC general secretary Ashish Deb stated that such crimes need to be condemned by all. The community said extortion and killing should be discouraged strongly by the administration in order to make people feel secure in Dimapur.
The NPF minority wing strongly condemned the brutal killing of Saha. In a press release, NPF minority wing president Bishnu Bhattacharjee said such kind of criminal activities cannot be appreciated at any point of time in a civilised society.
The Dimapur District Citizens� Forum (DDCF) too condemned the cold blooded murder. In a press release, DDCF president N Joseph Lemtur on behalf of the citizens of Dimapur appealed to the law enforcing agencies and district administration to apprehend the culprits at the earliest and find out the motive behind the killing.
The DDCF also appealed to all the citizens of Dimapur to maintain calm and have confidence in the police and the administration.
In the meantime, the All Sumi Students� Union condemned the killing and said a barbaric and brutal act was perpetrated upon an innocent citizen without any rhyme or reason. It also expressed concern over the reign of terror by unwanted elements, especially in public places and urged upon the parties concerned to desist from such evil acts.
The union also appealed to the law enforcing agencies to trace out the culprit at the earliest and take stern punitive action against them.
