On the day of the bandh called by Naxalites, two senior executives of a joint venture coal company floated by the Punjab government and the Punjab State Electricity Board were killed on Monday by suspected Naxalites.

As per report Mr Deena Nath Saran executive director and Mr Sheetal Prasad assistant manager of Panem Coalmines Limited were gunned down by unidentified motorcycle-borne criminals in Amrapara area in Pakur district of the state’s second capital Dumka in early hours of Monday.

The killings have caused tension among prospective investors who had signed MoUs with the Jharkhand government to invest in coal, mine, steel and power sectors in the state.

(Sourced from Business Standard)