Shiv Sena worker shot dead near Pune

A Shiv Sena worker was shot dead tonight by unidentified persons at Punavale near in Pune, police said.

Raju Dashile, a 'shahkha pramukh', was sitting outside his office when some unidentified persons opened fire at him and fled, they said. Dashile was rushed to a hospital in Chinchwad where he was declared dead.

Hinjawadi police who have registered a case of murder said that the incident happened around 8:30pm.

There was no clue regarding the motive behind the murder which took place a few hours before the counting of votes for Maharashtra Assembly elections on Sunday, police said.