Congress leader shot dead in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi
A Congress leader was shot dead by a couple of unidentified persons in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi on Monday, police said. Identified as Manoj Mhatre, the party leader was attacked with sharp weapons by the assailants before being shot at from point blank range, it added. Notably, there had been an attempt on his life earlier as well, police added.
A Congress leader in the Bhiwandi civic body was shot dead by a couple of unidentified persons late yesterday night around 9.30 PM. Manoj Mhatre, leader of the Congress party in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, was attacked with sharp weapons and then shot from point blank range, said police. DCP Bhiwandi Zone-II Manoj Patil said, "Mhatre was the resident of Kalwa of Bhiwandi taluka. Due to personal enmity, he shifted to Oswal Wadi in the town." WATCH THE CCTV FOOTAGE HERE: WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE. VIEWER'S DISCRETION ADVISED The assailants fled the spot in a four-wheeler without number plate after the attack, said the police. 