IISCO construction firm officer shot dead

The officer of a construction firm engaged in the modernisation of IISCO steel plant of SAIL was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Asansol in Burdwan district, the police said today.
   
Middle-aged Satish Pillai was shot six bullets from close range when he was returning home at Ashoknagar last night, the police said.
   
He died on the spot and the gunmen who came on motorcycle sped away, source said.