One businessman was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Midnapore (West) district today.
Police said two motorcycle borne unidentified miscreants fired on the businessman Jay Prakash Sahu (40) when he was returning home from his shop near Kharagpur.
He was taken to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead.
The locals blocked roads in protest against the killing but the police reached the spot and cleared the road after about four hours.
Further investigations are on.
