Former head of MP Shiv Sena unit shot dead

An investigation has been initiated by Madhya Pradesh police after former Shiv Sena leader was shot dead by unknown miscreants. The assailants are still at large and police are making all efforts to arrest the accused.

Indore: A 70-year-old former head of the Madhya Pradesh Shiv Sena unit has been shot dead by unidentified persons in Indore, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased, Ramesh Sahu, used to run a roadside food joint in Umdikheda village on Indore-Khandwa road.

Some unidentified persons reached Sahu's eatery late Tuesday night and shot him in the chest, Tejaji Nagar police station in-charge R N S Bhadoria said.

However, the assailants fled from the spot and efforts are on to nab the accused. The incident came to light after the Dhaba workers saw the body of their owner bathed in blood and immediately informed the nearby police officials."The reason behind the murder is yet not known. We are probing the incident," he said.

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Primary investigation suggests that personal rivalry might have triggered the murder. Police are also scanning the CCTV footages of the nearby area and are probing all the possible angle to solve the case.

Of late, Sahu was not active in the Shiv Sena, the police official said. The police are enquiring with his family members and close acquaintances to get some leads in the case, he said.

Sahu was the state Shiv Sena unit head in the 1990s and at that time led many agitations.

With PTI inputs