A close aide of Narayan Rane had a lucky escape after an unknown assailant&rsquo;s gun got locked when he tried to shoot him in broad daylight on a Sunday morning. After his murder attempt failed on Elphinstone rail over bridge, the man&rsquo;s accomplice picked him up on a motorcycle and the duo fled from the spot.
<img title="Ganesh Kaswankar says the attacker had observed his daily schedule. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/apr/Ganesh-Kaswankar.jpg" alt="Ganesh Kaswankar says the attacker had observed his daily schedule. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar" /> Ganesh Kaswankar says the attacker had observed his daily schedule. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
The Bhoiwada police have registered a case against unknown assailants and launched a manhunt for them. They have even made a sketch of the accused. Ganesh Kaswankar (43) is a close aide of senior Congress leader Rane. Rane is contesting the by-polls in Bandra East constituency and Kaswankar handles the maximum work for him in the election campaign.
A resident of Parel (East), Kaswankar told mid-day, &ldquo;For the last 12 days, I have been extremely busy. I leave early by 8.45 am and take a train to Santacruz. From Santacruz, I go to Rane Sir&rsquo;s bungalow in Juhu, and from there I leave for Bandra for election-related work. I have no fixed hours for returning home, but I have been leaving at a regular time for the past few days.&rdquo;
Kaswankar left home for work at 8.45 am on Sunday. He recalled, &ldquo;I was walking on the rail over bridge (ROB) at Elphinstone station. It was not crowded since it was a Sunday. When I reached the middle of the bridge, a person came from behind and put his hand on my shoulder.
The moment I turned, he stuck a revolver to my chest and fired. Fortunately the gun got locked. I was shocked, but I managed to push him away and ran down from the bridge. He fell on the railings on the bridge.&rdquo;Kaswankar screamed for help and people gathered on the spot.
A biker arrived and the shooter jumped to the other side. &ldquo;The shooter sat pillion and they sped off towards Prabhadevi . I called the police to the spot,&rdquo; Kaswankar said. Badly shaken up by the incident, he further added, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know who is behind this attack.
I don&rsquo;t suspect anyone. I want my family to be safe; my children go to school. Those people kept a proper watch on me for a few days and noted my daily schedule. They also chose to attack me on a Sunday, as the ROB is less crowded.&rdquo;
Cop speak Bhoiwada police have performed a panchnama and are looking for CCTV footage. A police officer said, &ldquo;We have registered a case against unknown assailants.
We are trying to gather CCTV footage. Based on the description given by Kaswankar, a sketch has been prepared and circulated to our sources. Further investigation is on and we can&rsquo;t reveal much at the moment.&rdquo;

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