Patna Mar 30 PTI A Special Investigation Team has been set up to crack the case of murder of a leader of the ruling JDU in Bihar who was gunned down near here two days agoPatna Senior Superintendent of Police Manavjeet Singh Dhillon also said a few people have been detained in connection with the murder of JDU leader Deepak Mehta though he did not divulge detailsThe SIT is working on clues based on which some people have been rounded up for questioning We hope to solve the case very soon the SSP told reportersMehta who was the vice president of the Danapur Nagar Parishad was sprayed with bullets on Monday night by motorcycle-borne assailants said to be three in numberThe killing which took place on the outskirts of Bihars capital city has triggered outrage among residents of Danapur and provided the opposition in the state with fresh ammunition to target the Nitish Kumar government on the issue of law and order PTI NAC MM MM