Mumbai: A 61-year-old Right to Information activist was killed in Mumbai on Saturday evening by a man who barged into his home, held a gun to his head and fired. A former corporator of the Congress and his son have been arrested.
Bhupendra Vira was watching TV at his home in Santa Cruz when the killer entered around 9 pm and shot him in the head, say the police. Mr Vira's wife Khushboo says she didn't hear anything. "I make tiffin...I finished my work at 8.45 pm and was in the washroom. The TV was on so I heard nothing," she said.
The activist had reportedly told his wife to keep the front door open.
Activist and former Aam Aadmi Party leader Anjali Damania, who had worked closely with Mr Vira, alleged that he was murdered because of his relentless fight against illegal land dealings.
Recently, Ms Damania said, Mr Vira had persuaded civic officials to take action against four illegal construction sites.
Bhupendra Vira was watching TV at his home in Santa Cruz when the killer entered around 9 pm and shot him in the head, say the police. Mr Vira's wife Khushboo says she didn't hear anything. "I make tiffin...I finished my work at 8.45 pm and was in the washroom. The TV was on so I heard nothing," she said.
The activist had reportedly told his wife to keep the front door open.
The shooter is suspected to have used a silencer; Mr Vira's wife, who was reportedly in the house, didn't hear anything.
Activist and former Aam Aadmi Party leader Anjali Damania, who had worked closely with Mr Vira, alleged that he was murdered because of his relentless fight against illegal land dealings.
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Recently, Ms Damania said, Mr Vira had persuaded civic officials to take action against four illegal construction sites.
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