Punjab Shiv Sena leader shot dead, minor boy injured in firing

BATHINDA: Shiv Sena Moga district president Mangat Rai was killed by unidentified persons between Thursday and Friday night, according to police reports.

An 11-year-old boy sustained injuries when the assailants fired at Manga on the stadium road of Moga.
Mangat and the boy were taken to Moga civil hospital, where the Shiv Sena leader was declared dead. The boy was not related to Manga, who was 55 years old.
It is learnt that Manga went out of his home after 10 pm to get milk when some persons followed him. It is said that they fired at him from behind, but it missed the target.
He tried to flee, but the three unidentified persons on a motorbike continued to follow him and fired at him again.
It is also learnt that apart from the killing of Manga, another firing incident occurred at a salon in Moga.
Moga DSP City Ravinder Singh said that two firing incidents happened last night, one at a salon and the other involving Mangat Rai Manga, who was killed. Police are on the lookout for the accused persons.
Harish Singla, President of Shiv Sena Shinde, reached Moga and called for action while accusing the state machinery of failing in its duty to safeguard the lives of people. He asked the police to investigate if there is a terrorism angle attached to the crime.
In a similar incident, a former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator was shot dead in Borivli (West) in February 2023.
A shocking incident unfolded during a Facebook Live broadcast when Abhishek Ghosalkar, a former Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator from Borivli-Dahisar, was fatally shot by Mauris Noronha at the latter's IC Colony office in Borivli (West).
Noronha, a local businessman who identified himself as a social worker with civic election aspirations, fired five bullets at Ghosalkar before reportedly taking his own life.
Despite being rushed to Karuna Hospital in Borivli West, medical professionals were unable to save Ghosalkar's life.
Associates of Ghosalkar revealed that there had been ongoing conflicts between Mauris and Abhishek over various matters, with tensions escalating over the previous two years.
Abhishek, whose father is prominent Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinod Ghosalkar, came from an influential family that wielded significant influence in the Borivli-Dahisar region.