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Mumbai: Ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, an unidentified person allegedly opened fire at the residence of an independent candidate in Jalgaon city on Monday, police said.
No one was injured in the incident, they said, adding that efforts were on to identify and nab the culprit.
The shooter allegedly fired three rounds at the house of independent candidate Sheikh Ahmed Hussain Gulam Hussain located at Shera Naka, a Jalgaon police official said.
The incident took place at around 4 am and the police were scanning CCTV footage of the locality to establish the shooter's identity, he said.
On the basis of primary information, a case was registered at the MIDC police station against the unidentified shooter under relevant sections of the Arms Act and further investigation was underway, the official added.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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