Assembly polls: Shiv Sena worker shot dead near Pune

Pune, Oct 18 A Shiv Sena worker was shot dead on Saturday night by unidentified persons at Punavale near here, police said.

Raju Dashile, a 'shahkha pramukh', was sitting outside his office when some unidentified persons opened fire at him and fled, they said.

Dashile was rushed to a hospital in Chinchwad where he was declared dead. Hinjawadi police who have registered a case of murder said that the incident happened around 8:30 pm.

There was no clue regarding the motive behind the murder which took place a few hours before the counting of votes for Maharashtra Assembly elections on Sunday, police said.