RTI activist Satish Shetty, who was shot dead by gangster Shyam Dabhade in 2010

Pune: A notorious gangster, who was suspected to be involved in the murder of Right to Information activist Satish Shetty and in the murder of local BJP leader from Talegaon, was killed in an encounter on Tuesday morning. The deceased, identified as Shyam Dabhade (38), and his accomplice, Dhananjay Shinde (35), both residents of Koteshwar wadi in Talegaon, were shot in a police encounter.