According to a police official, gangster Sharad Mohol was shot and killed on Friday afternoon in Pune’s Kothrud neighbourhood by what appeared to be some of his gang members.
The 40-year-old mob boss passed away at a Kothrud region private hospital where he was receiving treatment. Today was the infamous gangster’s wedding anniversary when he was slain.
At roughly 1:30 pm, three or four attackers opened fire on Mohol from a close distance at Sutardara in Kothrud. The official stated that he was taken to a hospital after suffering gunshot wounds.
According to the official, teams have been assembled to apprehend the attackers, who are part of Mohol’s gang.
The primary suspect, Sahil alias Munna Polekar, a Sutardara native, has been identified by police, and an investigation has been launched to apprehend him and his associates.
“Prima-facie, it is suspected that the attack on Sharad Mohol was the fallout of an internal rivalry within his own gang over a financial dispute,” Retesh Kumar, Pune City Police Commissioner said.
In the presence of district Guardian Minister Chandrakant Patil, his spouse, Swati Mohol, the president of the Swarad Foundation in Kothrud, recently joined the BJP.
The authorities claim that Mohol is involved in multiple cases, including murder and dacoity. In the Yerawada jail killing of alleged Indian Mujahideen agent Muhammad Qateel Siddiqui, he was found not guilty. They claimed that a disagreement over money and land seemed to be the driving force behind the shooting.
The additional shooters have been identified, and one suspect has been placed under arrest. To capture the other suspects, teams have been assembled, the official stated. According to Mohol, he was shot three times at point-blank range, twice in the right shoulder and once in the chest.
Ruling out a gang war, the official said the attack was a fallout of conflicts within Mohol’s gang, specifically related to land and money.
