Anti-superstition activist Dabholkar shot dead in Pune
22 Aug 2013 5:25 AM IST
In a setback to the progressive movement in Maharashtra, leading anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead by two unidentified assailants while he was out on a morning walk on Tuesday. Known for his over two-decade long campaign against outdated and inhuman social practices, Dabholkar was currently engaged in holding discussions with Maharashtra government for passing an ‘anti-superstition and black magic’ law in the state legislature.
69-year-old Dabholkar, who headed the ‘Andhashraddha Nirluman Samiti’, was out for a morning walk when two motorcycle-borne unidentified assailants fired two bullets from close range into his head from behind, police said. Maharashtra home minister R R Patil, expressing shock and grief, said he had instructed top police officials to get to the bottom of the reprehensible act and book the culprits.
69-year-old Dabholkar, who headed the ‘Andhashraddha Nirluman Samiti’, was out for a morning walk when two motorcycle-borne unidentified assailants fired two bullets from close range into his head from behind, police said. Maharashtra home minister R R Patil, expressing shock and grief, said he had instructed top police officials to get to the bottom of the reprehensible act and book the culprits.
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