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Woman Congress leader shot dead in Mumbai
Saturday October 29, 2011 10:19:04 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: A Congress
leader was shot dead and her grandson injured in an attack here
Saturday evening, police said.
The victim, Rani Karotia, 53, was shot by a youth, identified as
Akhtar, near her residence in Gajanand Colony, Shastri Nagar area
of the congested Dharavi area, around 5 p.m.
When her grandson, Krishna M. Karotia, 18, attempted to save her,
the assailant shot him in the shoulder.
The motive behind the attack is still not clear, but police
recovered a pistol and a sword from Akhtar, police said.
The injured duo was taken to Sion Hospital where Rani - the local
Congress ward president - succumbed soon afterwards.
Krishna who sustained a bullet injury on the shoulder is
recuperating and his condition is reported to be stable.
Police said that after the attack, the assailant Akhtar shot
himself and he was admitted to the same hospital in a serious
condition.
Though some local television channels claimed he had also
succumbed to his injuries, police and hospital authorities refused
to confirm the development.
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