Railway contractor shot dead in Jharkhand

Unidentified criminals shot dead a railway contractor in Jharkhand's Bokaro city on Tuesday morning, police said. Pankaj Singh was shot dead when he stepped out of his house in Cooperative Colony for a morning walk.

Unidentified criminals shot dead a railway contractor in Jharkhand's Bokaro city on Tuesday morning, police said. Pankaj Singh was shot dead when he stepped out of his house in Cooperative Colony for a morning walk.

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Four criminals arrived on two motorcycles and pumped six bullets into his body. Singh died on the spot. Bokaro is 135 km from state capital Ranchi.

On Monday, Singh bagged a Rs 8 million railway contract in Dhanbad district. He was also undertaking a Rs 3 million railway contract work in Bokaro.

Police suspect professional rivalry to be the cause of the killing.