Lottery agent stabbed to death

Mumbai, Jan 25: A lottery agent was stabbed to death by two persons at Bhandup in eastern suburbs here.

The deceased Pradeep Namdev Shinde (44), was running a lottery centre at Konkan Nagar in Bhandup. He had a scuffle with the accused Siddhesh Sadanand Tawde alias Tau (22) and Anil Pandurang Rambade alias Mujju (21) over the selling of lottery tickets, police said. The duo in a fit of rage later, came to his shop yesterday at around 1545 hrs and stabbed him. Injured Shinde was immediately rushed to Mulund General Hospital where he was declared dead, the police added.

UNI