Vadodara: Gangster Mukesh Harjani, wanted in many criminal cases in the Indian states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants here, police said on Friday.
The incident took place in Harni where security has been tightened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Saturday to inaugurate the new international airport terminal building.
“Some unidentified assailants fired eight rounds from close range at Harjani near Harni Road here while he was heading towards his home in Warasiya locality late last night and then fled the spot,” Joint City Police Commissioner D J Patel said.
Soon after receiving the information, police reached the scene of the crime and took Harjani to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead, the police officer said.
Patel said all police stations across the state have been alerted in a bid to trace the unidentified persons.
According to police, Harjani was a driver before becoming a gangster, and has nearly 36 cases of murder, extortion, kidnapping filed against him across Gujarat and some other states.
He had turned bootlegger and allegedly supplied countrymade liquor in Dahod and Panchmahals districts while delivering bread in his minivan. He was also a wanted criminal in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
