Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- A 60-year-old sanitation worker of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) was allegedly shot dead during a suspected illegal wild boar hunting expedition in the Chena forest area of Mira-Bhayandar, while two others sustained injuries, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased, identified as Vijay Sukhru Sapate, was a resident of Velkari Pada in Chena village and was employed with the MBMC.
According to preliminary investigations, six persons had entered the forest on the night of October 19 for an alleged wild boar hunt. The group reportedly split into two teams around midnight. In the darkness, a torchlight was allegedly mistaken for the eyes of a wild animal, prompting gunfire that struck Sapate. He died on the ...