Two Local Shiv Sena Leaders Shot Dead in Ahmednagar

The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Kotkar (35) and Vasant Anand Thube (40).

Two Shiv Sena leaders were allegedly shot dead in Ahmednagar’s Kedgaon area on Saturday, after the result of a civic bypoll was announced.

The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Kotkar and Vasant Anand Thube. The incident took place at 5:15 pm on Saturday in Shahunagar area of Kedgaon.

Sanjay Kotkar (35) and Vasant Anand Thube (40) were killed when they were shot from a point blank range by two men on a motorcycle, after the result of a civic bypoll in the Ahmednagar area was announced.

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Two Shiv Sena leaders, Sanjay kotkar and Vasant Thube, allegedly shot dead yesterday evening in Ahmednagar’s Kedgaon area following results of Kedgaon seat of Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation (AMC) bypoll in which Vishal Kotkar of the Congress won #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/f1YezLP1Rb

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The result of the bypoll was announced on Saturday by state election commission officials after which commercial establishments shut shops amidst a few cases of stone-pelting, reports India Today. The Congress’ Vishal Kotkar defeated the Sena's Vijay Pathare by a thin margin of 454 votes.

“Leaders of some other parties have planned these murders due to the widespread support the Sena received in Kedgaon bypoll,” Dilip Satpute, the party's Ahmednagar unit chief told PTI. Meanwhile, the process of identifying the shooters is underway.

(With inputs from India Today)