Motorcycle-born assailants on Wednesday shot dead a property dealer at Matkuria, 4km from the Dhanbad district headquarters.

The incident took place around 3pm when Satish Singh, 40, a resident of Kustore in Dhanbad, arrived at Matkuria Chhath Talab in an SUV and started heading towards Vikash Nagar on foot while talking on his mobile phone.

Footage from a nearby surveillance camera showed two youths arriving on the scene on a motorcycle. The pillion rider got down from the two-wheeler, followed Singh for some time and shot him in the head after getting close to him.

The duo fled towards Vikash Nagar after the incident.

Satish Singh File picture

A team from the Bank More police station arrived at the site and took Singh to Patliputra Medical College and Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

Deputy superintendent of police (law and order) Mukesh Kumar, who also went to the site, scanned the footage of the incident and took details from some passers-by and others from the adjoining areas. He also spoke to Singh’s family members.

Singh was known to be close to Dhanbad BJP MLA Raj Sinha.

Sinha said: “The murder in broad daylight in the heart of the town indicates the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.”

Kumar said: “We have obtained footage of the incident and are trying to arrest those behind the murder.”