A restaurant owner in Ranchi was shot dead after a vegetarian customer was allegedly served non-veg biryani, police told PTI on Sunday.
The incident happened at around 11:30 pm on Saturday after a customer ordered vegetarian biryani from the eatery located on Kanke-Pithoria Road and left after taking the parcel. However, he returned with more people complaining that he was served non-veg biryani, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Praveen Pushkar said.
The 47-year-old restaurant owner, identified as Vijay Kumar Nag, was having food at a table, when one of the assailants opened fire at him and a bullet hit his chest. He died while on the way to the hospital.
The victim was a resident of Bhittha in Kanke police station area.
The body as been sent for post-mortem examination at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Meanwhile, the police conducted several raids to arrest the accused.
"Irate locals on Sunday morning blocked the Kanke-Pithoria Road for some time demanding action against the culprits. The blockade was later lifted after we assured them that the assailants would be nabbed soon," Kanke police station officer-in-charge Prakash Rajak said.
He said further investigation is underway to ascertain whether any other motive was behind the incident.
The incident happened at around 11:30 pm on Saturday after a customer ordered vegetarian biryani from the eatery located on Kanke-Pithoria Road and left after taking the parcel. However, he returned with more people complaining that he was served non-veg biryani, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Praveen Pushkar said.
The 47-year-old restaurant owner, identified as Vijay Kumar Nag, was having food at a table, when one of the assailants opened fire at him and a bullet hit his chest. He died while on the way to the hospital.
The victim was a resident of Bhittha in Kanke police station area.
The body as been sent for post-mortem examination at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Meanwhile, the police conducted several raids to arrest the accused.
"Irate locals on Sunday morning blocked the Kanke-Pithoria Road for some time demanding action against the culprits. The blockade was later lifted after we assured them that the assailants would be nabbed soon," Kanke police station officer-in-charge Prakash Rajak said.
He said further investigation is underway to ascertain whether any other motive was behind the incident.
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