Law and order situation deteriorating day by day: Congress leader Varsha Gaikwad after Shiv Sena (UBT) leader shot dead

Coming down heavily on the Eknath Shindeled NDA government in the state after Shiv Sena UBT leader Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot dead in Mumbai on Thursday Congress leader Varsha Gaikwad said that the law and order situation in Maharashtra is deteriorating day by day reported news agency ANIGhosalkar was reportedly shot at by a lone assailant identified as Mauris Noronha in the Dahisar area of Mumbai He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuriesLater the assailant Noronha too shot himself dead according to the policeShiv Sena UBT leader shot dead Law and order situation in Maharashtra is deterioratingClaiming a total breakdown of law and order under the current dispensation Gaikwad said The law and order situation in Maharashtra is deteriorating day by day What is the home minister doing It is extremely shocking what is happening in Maharashtra Today in Mumbais Dahirsar Abhishek Ghosalkar a former corporator and the son of senior Shiv Sena UBT leader Vinod Ghosalkar was shot at Mumbai is not used to this kind of terror on the streets reported ANIThe Congress leader also recalled the BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad firing case in which he allegedly opened fire on Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction leader Mahesh Gaikwad at Hill Line Police Station in Ulhasnagar reported ANIShiv Sena UBT leader shot dead Matter being probed from all anglesMeanwhile the Crime Branch on Friday claimed a rivalry between the victim and his assailant amid the oppositions fury over the killing of Ghosalkar in full public glare in Mumbais Dahisar reported ANISpeaking to ANI DCP Crime Branch Raj Tilak Roushan said There was an incident of firing in the jurisdiction of MHB police station in which two persons died Further investigation by the Crime Branch is underway We are also in the process of registering an FIR in the matter We will also probe if the assailant had a valid licence for the firearm used for the crime The matter is being probed from all anglesThe officers from the Crime Branch are carrying out the probe Prima facie it seems there was some kind of a rivalry between these two and the killing may have been a fallout of the same the DCP Crime Branch added reported ANIShiv Sena UBT leader shot dead Case handed over to Crime BranchMumbai Police informed earlier that the Dahisar firing case had been handed over to the Crime BranchWe received information about firing and immediately reached the spot Both the injured persons the victim and the assailant were rushed to a hospital However both succumbed to their injuries A detailed investigation is underway into the incident Forensic Samples are being collected and the matter is being investigated from all angles An FIR is being registered and the case has been handed over to the Crime Branch DCP Datta Nalawade told reporters earlier reported ANIMeanwhile Mumbai Police said it had not issued any licenced firearm to the assailant NoronhaThe mortal remains of the deceased Sena UBT leader were taken to the staterun JJ Hospital for a postmortem reported ANIThe city police stated further that two separate cases were being registered in the Dahisar firing incident One FIR is being filed for the murder of Shiv Sena UBT leader Abhishek Ghosalkar and another ADR Accidental Death Report for the death by suicide of Mauris Noronha Mumbai Police said in a statement reported ANIThe incident evoked fury from several Opposition leaders in the state with Sena UBT leader and MP Sanjay Raut demanding the resignation of CM Shinde and his deputy Devendra FadnavisTaking to his official X handle Raut posted There is a reign of goons in Maharashtra Mauris Noronha who shot Abhishek Ghosalkar four days ago was at the CMs bungalow The chief minister met himMauris was invited to join the Shinde Sena Devendra Fadnavis has proved to be a complete failure as Home Minister He must resign Raut claimed in his postWith inputs from ANI