Traders stage dharna

Shopkeepers of Raya town market
here today closed their shops and staged a dharna in protest against the attack on a trader and his cashier in the area yesterday.
The dharna was held at Agrasen Chauk near the market and under the leadership of RLD MLA Puran Prakash.
The traders lifted the dharna on the assurance of the SSP that the culprits involved in the attack will be arrested within three days.
"The manner in which three youths tried to snatch the money bag from the trader Mohan Narayan Agrawal in the presence of his cashier Pawan Kumar near his residence yesterday while he was going home, shows that criminals have become fearless," Prakash said.

"SSP Rakesh Singh assured that the criminals will be nabbed within three daysand action will be taken against the area police officials after panchayat elections are over," he said.

Tulsi Ram Sharma, the district President of Samajwadi Party and former UP Minister Ravi Kant Garg also joined the protest.
Three motorcycle-borne youths shot Agrawal and his cashier when they foiled their bid to snatch his bag yesterday.
"They were rushed to JP hospital Noida. Their condition is stable. Two teams have been formed to nab the culprits," SP Rural Ajai Kumar said.