Businessman shot dead by unidentified assailants

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Press Trust of India Kohima
Last Updated : Aug 03 2015 | 4:42 PM IST
A businessman was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland, the police said today.
The Dimapur Police identified the deceased as Ashish K Saha, a cloth merchant by profession.
The victim was shot in the head at a vegetable market in the Lhomithi Colony, Dimapur yesterday, the police said quoting eyewitnesses that the miscreants came in a vehicle and fired at the victim.
The Police have registered a case and investigations were on.
Chief Minister TR Zeliang condemned the murder and said "Such heinous crimes do not augur well for the society and needs to be condemned by all, specially at a time when all Nagas are yearning for peace."
The CM has also instructed the Dimapur Police to ensure that the perpetrators were apprehended at the earliest.
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First Published: Aug 03 2015 | 4:42 PM IST

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