Two Shiva Sena leaders murdered ahead of Civic Polls

Maharashtra, Apr 08: In a tragic incident, Two Shiv Sena leaders were allegedly shot dead in Ahmednagar s Kedgaon area on Saturday after the result of a civic bypoll was announced.The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Kotkar and Vasant Anand Thube.The incident took place at 5:15 pm yesterday."Sanjay Kotkar and Vasant Anand Thube were killed when they were shot from point blank range by two men on a motorcycle after the result of a civic bypoll in the Ahmednagar area was announced," a police official said.The result of the bypoll was announced on Saturday by state election commission officials.The Congress Vishal Kotkar defeated the Sena s Vijay Pathare by a thin margin of 454 votes.