Maharashtra: Shiv Sena man shot dead in Ahmednagar, 6 booked

A Shiv Sena functionary was shot dead on Sunday evening in Kopargaon taluka in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, some 255 kilometres from here, police said. Suresh Gire Patil, sub-district president of Sena's Kopargaon unit, was shot dead inside his house in Bhojane village by six people who fired four rounds and also stabbed him, an official said.

"The six people managed to flee after killing Patil. They have been charged for murder under sections of IPC and Arms Act. We have identified two people involved in the crime," Ahmednagar Superintendent of Police Sagar Patil told PTI.

He said the deceased also had cases of murder, rioting etc against his name..

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