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RTI Activist Shot In Navi Mumbai By Motorcycle Gunman

Police have formed special teams to trace the gunman using CCTV.

Overview

  • The attack in Airoli Sector 1 late Monday night left RTI activist Amit Maurya with a neck wound and in critical condition, police said.
  • CCTV shows a lone rider pull up on a motorcycle, fire four rounds, then speed off.
  • Two rounds struck a parked Innova owned by companion Sandeep Gawas, who was with Maurya and escaped unhurt.
  • Doctors operated on Maurya at Fortis Hospital in Mulund after an initial transfer from a local facility.
  • Rabale police registered an attempt-to-murder case under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act, and investigators are pursuing leads including prior enmity and RTI filings linked to illegal construction while no motive is confirmed.