Kundapur based Vijay Poojary shot dead in Mumbai

Mumbai, Aug 2: Five men armed with a gun and choppers had killed a rival gang member in a bar at Khar (east) on Wednesday night. The accused fired on 38-year-old Vijay Poojary from Kundapur and then stabbed him several times and left from the bar after ensuring that Poojary was dead.

The accused had previous enmity with Poojary and they all had previous criminal records said the police. The Nirmal Nagar police registered the murder case and inquiring about the wanted accused.

Around 11.30 pm on Wednesday, Poojary was having a drink in Sharda bar at Golibar area along with his three friends. The accused, Rahul Sharma, Deepak Sharma, Ajay Pandit, Virendra Thakur and Subhash Shukla landed at the bar and started to inquire about Poojary.

The accused went near Poojary's table and Rahul fired two bullets on him. One bullet hit on Poojary's chest however other had missed the target. The accused then stabbed Poojary repeatedly. One of Poojary's friend also sustained minor injuries in the incident.

The accused and victim resides in neighbouring area at Khar (east). All the accused were history sheeter and Deepak was externed from the city in 2012. Poojary was employed with the cargo firm and there were two serious cases pending against him at Nirmal Nagar said the police.

The police said that Rahul and Deepak had fought with Poojary couple of times in last three years over the minor issues and they were on loggerhead. "The incident is outcome of their old rivalry. We have some clue about the accused and inquiring about it" said police inspector, Balwant Deshmukh.

The police recorded the statements of the waiters who witnessed the shootout in the bar along with others. The accused were wanted in previous cases registered with the police but they were untraceable.