By IANS
Jamshedpur : Industrialist and co-owner of footwear and accessories major Sreeleather Ashish Dey was gunned down near his home here Friday morning.
Police said Dey was travelling in his car when some motorcyclists sprayed bullets at him from point-blank range near his residence in Saket Bazaar.
Dey, who lived in this Jharkhand town but whose family and company are based in Kolkata, was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Family sources in Kolkata said Dey, who also runs a hotel in Jharkhand, had been receiving ransom calls from some mafia syndicates for some time.
They alleged Dey had even informed Jharkhand Police about a ransom call of Rs.30 million he had received recently, but was denied police protection.
Dey had also been receiving extortion notices from militant organisations based in the northeast, the victim’s elder brother Satyabrata Dey said.
Sreeleathers has a nationwide presence. It also has interest in hotels and the beauty products business.