Ranchi, July 25: All Jharkhand Students’ Union (Ajsu) leaders today called Gumla bandh in protest against the killing of three persons, including district Ajsu president Sobran Ansari (45), on Tuesday.

Most of the shops and business establishments at Gumla town and its suburbs remained close during the 12-hour bandh.

Irate Ajsu cadres set up road blocks halting movement of passengers and goods vehicles on the Gumla-Ranchi road. However, the road blocks were lifted after several hours following intervention by the district administration.

Yesterday, cadres of the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) shot dead Ansari and two others identified as Hassan Ansari (30) and Marwari Bhagat (30).

According to Gumla police inspector Rabindra Kumar, the shootout took place around 11pm yesterday.

Ajsu Gumla unit president Ansari and Hassan Ansari were shot at by the criminals while they were on their way back to their village after watching a football match.

The criminals were on two motor bikes.

Pamphlets left behind by the JLT at the spot indicated that the three victims were police informers and were accordingly punished.