<p id="thickbox_headline">Noted criminal lawyer Shrikant Shivade, who had handled high-profile cases involving Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shiney Ahuja, and represented two accused in the 2 G spectrum case, died in a private hospital here in Maharashtra on Wednesday due to prolonged illness, sources close to his family said.</p>.<p>He was 67.</p>.<p>Advocate Shivade was diagnosed with leukaemia (blood cancer), they said.</p>.<p>A law graduate from the Indian Law Society, Shivade represented actors Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, and actor Shiney Ahuja, who was booked in a rape case in 2009.</p>.<p>He had represented two accused in 2 G spectrum cases and had also appeared for Peter Mukerjea in the Sheena Bora murder case. He had also represented diamond merchant Bharat Shah.</p>.<p>The celebrity lawyer is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, and mother. </p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Noted criminal lawyer Shrikant Shivade, who had handled high-profile cases involving Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Shiney Ahuja, and represented two accused in the 2 G spectrum case, died in a private hospital here in Maharashtra on Wednesday due to prolonged illness, sources close to his family said.</p>.<p>He was 67.</p>.<p>Advocate Shivade was diagnosed with leukaemia (blood cancer), they said.</p>.<p>A law graduate from the Indian Law Society, Shivade represented actors Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case, and actor Shiney Ahuja, who was booked in a rape case in 2009.</p>.<p>He had represented two accused in 2 G spectrum cases and had also appeared for Peter Mukerjea in the Sheena Bora murder case. He had also represented diamond merchant Bharat Shah.</p>.<p>The celebrity lawyer is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, and mother. </p>