Mumbai: A BJP corporator and four of his family members were on Sunday shot dead at his residence in Maharastra’s Jalgaon district by three gunmen, police said.
The incident took place late Sunday night when BJP corporator Ravindra Kharat, 55, and his family members were inside their residence, police said.
“The shooters, armed with a country made pistol and knife, entered the leader’s home and him and fired on his family,” a senior police officer said.
“After firing, the assailants fled the spot but later surrendered themselves at the police station,” he said, adding that the weapons used to commit the crime have been recovered.
The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals, but were declared dead during treatment.
Apart from Kharat, the other deceased have been identified as his 56-year-old brother Sunil, sons Premsagar, 26, and Rohit, 25, and one more person named as Gajare, the officer said, adding that the exact reason behind the killing is yet to be ascertained.
An offence of murder has been registered at Bajarpeth police station and the accused are being interrogated, he said.
(PTI)