March 13, 2026 02:13 am (IST)
Sena leader shot dead in Pune
Pune, Oct 19 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, Shiv Sena leader Raju Darshale was shot dead in Pimpri Chinchwad area in Pune on Saturday night.
Police said that around 9 p.m., unidentified persons barged inside Darshale's office in Punewale Jambhe Road and opened fired at him.
While three bullets were fired at him, one of them hit him on his head.
He was then rushed to Birla Hospital but was declared dead on admission.
Darshale was the zonal chief of Shiv Sena in Punawale.
The police are now probing on the murder.
Strangely, the incident took place a day ahead of the results of the Maharashtra Assembly Election.
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