Siliguri, Aug. 6: The relatives and neighbours of the realtor who was found shot dead at a hotel yesterday blocked a busy intersection of Siliguri town this afternoon with the body demanding arrest of the culprits.

Police suspect that since Tapas Jha was in the real estate business, financial transactions could be a motive behind his murder. A team of finger print experts is expected here tomorrow.

Jha’s family members demanded that the hotel be sealed and the owner should be arrested.

“We have given to the police the names of the suspected murderers of my brother. Now, the police should intensify its investigation and arrest the culprits,” said Tapan Jha.

Dilip Rathore, a neighbour of the late businessman, expressed shock that even after 24hours of the incident, the police failed to catch the criminals. “The police have not sealed the hotel nor have they arrested a single person after a complaint was lodged,” he said.

Around 4pm, the protesters set up the blockade at Sevoke More, an intersection of Sevoke Road and Hill Cart Road, the two busy thoroughfares of the town, while returning from the North Bengal Medical College, where the post-mortem had been done. The blockade was lifted an hour later after senior police officers assured the protesters of action.

Sources said the police got a few more names besides the proprietor of the hotel during the investigation.

“Apart from Jha’s hotel owner friend, we have got a couple of names, which had been mentioned by the deceased’s family in the complaint. But the family members could not give us details about them. We are now trying to locate their whereabouts,” said a police officer.

Finger print experts from Calcutta are expected tomorrow, the officer added.