India, July 8 -- A day after Abohar textile businessman Sanjay Verma, 54, was shot dead outside his showroom by three motorcycle-borne assailants, police on Tuesday said they have identified one of the accused as a local commission agent's helper through CCTV footage and were closing in on the trio.

Deputy inspector general (DIG), Ferozepur range, Harmanbir Singh Gill said, "We have strong leads and are closing in on the culprits, including a 24-year-old helper of a local commission agent." The helper, identified as Shakti of Azamgarh village in Abohar, has been missing from work since Saturday.

Fazilka senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh said that CCTV footage helped them identify Shakti, who was driving the motorcycle ...