Thane: An RTI activist has been shot dead at Virar in the district, police said today.
The activist Premkumar Jha (45), who had sought details about construction activities in the Vasai-Virar belt, was shot on Friday at Gurudatt Nagar while he was on his motorcycle, they said.
He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, police said.
Jha's son Mihir filed a complaint with the Virar police station, following which a murder case has been registered against an unidentified person, police said, adding that further investigations are on.
The activist Premkumar Jha (45), who had sought details about construction activities in the Vasai-Virar belt, was shot on Friday at Gurudatt Nagar while he was on his motorcycle, they said.
He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, police said.
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