Jeweller shot dead in Maha; brother injured in Ahmednagar

A 36-year-old jeweler was shot dead allegedly by a gang of eight robbers at his shop here in Maharashtra, police said today.

A 36-year-old jeweler was shot dead allegedly by a gang of eight robbers at his shop here in Maharashtra, police said today.

The robbers barged into the jewelry shop, located at Kolpewadi village in the district, around 8.45 pm yesterday, Additional Superintendent of Police Rohidas Pawar told PTI.

When the shop owner, Sham Subhash Ghadage, resisted their move, the robbers shot at him in the head, killing him on the spot, he said. His brother Ganesh Ghadage (50) tried to save him, but the miscreants fired at him also and fled after robbing jewelry from the shop, Pawar said.

The jeweler's brother received bullet injuries in his stomach and was admitted to a government hospital, the official said, adding that a search was on for the assailants.

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