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A Congress leader in the Bhiwandi civic body was shot dead by a couple of unidentified persons late on Tuesday night, police said.
Manoj Mhatre, leader of Congress party in the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation in the powerloom town, was attacked with sharp weapons by the assailants and then fired at from point blank range, said police.
A CCTV at the crime scene has captured the violent murder on video and the footage is disturbing.
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.
After the attack, the assailants fled on a four-wheeler without any number plate, said police.
He was rushed to Jupiter Hospital at Thane where doctors declared him brought dead.
The motive behind the killing is still not known, police said, adding that earlier too there was an attempt on his life.
Senior police officers rushed to the spot and a manhunt has been launched to nab the killers, police said.
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