NCP bandh a success

THE Chhattisgarh bandh called by the NCP to protest against the killing of party treasurer Ram Avatar Jaggi yesterday was almost total in Raipur.

The bandh was almost total in the state Capital where shops and business establishments remained closed. ‘‘People are highly enraged and shocked at the gruesome killing of the NCP leader,’’ Shukla said.

He also accused the police of acting under political pressure and trying to sell a fake story about business rivalry being the cause of the murder.

IGP, Raipur, Ram Niwas, meanwhile, said, ‘‘Police have got some vital clues about the