Medical shop owner shot dead in robbery bid in Thane

Jitendra Singh alias Raj Purohit, a medical store owner was shot dead by unidentified armed robbers at Kalwa town in Maharashtra's Thane district in the early hours of Saturday. Police have launched a manhunt for the unidentified accused whose image was captured by the CCTV cameras in the shop.

Thane: A medical shop owner was shot dead by an armed robber at Kalwa town in Maharashtra's Thane district in the early hours of Saturday.

The incident took place at around 4 am when Jitendra Singh alias Raj Purohit was sleeping inside his shop in Shivaji Nagar area and an unidentified man broke into the store.

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As he woke up, the robber fired two-rounds from point-blank range while the police claimed that they have got a certain lead in the case.

The police have launched a manhunt for the unidentified accused whose image was captured by the CCTV cameras in the shop.

The victim's body has been sent to a government hospital for post-mortem.
The man has also stolen cash from the shop and the exact amount is being verified by the police.