Man shot, hacked to death at Pune highway eatery in 'gang rivalry'

A 31-year-old man was been hacked to death after being shot at allegedly by eight people in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Sunday.

The police said that the victim has been identified as Avinash Dhanve a properly dealer who had multiple criminal cases against him.

The incident, which took place on Saturday night in Indapur area, seems to be the fallout of a gang rivalry, they said.

Dhanve was eating at a highway eatery near Pune when he was attacked.

"We have identified eight assailants through the CCTV footage and teams have been mobilised to apprehend them," the Pune police said

"Dhanve, who had multiple cases against him, was shot at and hacked to death," he said.

A previous enmity with a rival group seems to be the reason behind the killing, the official said, adding that an investigation is on into the incident.

(with PTI inputs)

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