Video of bloody gang murder leaked to create panic in Dhule

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A group of 11 men brutally hacked a man to death in broad daylight in Dhule city on Tuesday. He was also shot in the head. CCTV footage of the gruesome incident was leaked and has since gone viral. Cops said this was done in an attempt to generate panic in the city.

Vivek Pansare, deputy SP (Dhule), told mid-day, "We have short-listed some persons who have criminal records, and they are circulating the CCTV footage via WhatsApp and social media to create panic in the city. We are taking help from the Cyber Cell to identify the people who are spreading this video."

Rival gangs
The victim, Rafiquddin Shafiquddin Shaikh alias Gudya (33), was booked in more than 30 criminal cases of extortion, rape and murder. He was out on bail.

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"The killers and the deceased, all have criminal records. They hail from rival gangs," said an officer from Dhule police.

Six teams have been formed to hunt the accused. The attack took place on the morning of July 18, while Shaikh was drinking tea at a roadside stall.

The attackers arrived with swords and hockey sticks and stabbed him 27 times. After he collapsed, they dragged his body out of the tea shop and left it on the road, before escaping on bikes and scooters.

Disturbing images
The disturbing video footage shows one of the assailants stabbing the victim repeatedly in the head, before he was pulled away by the others. Another video shot immediately after the attack shows Shaikh's mangled body lying in a pool of blood.

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"We have initiated a departmental inquiry to find out how the video was leaked, because we strictly asked our staff not to reveal the video to the public due to the disturbing images," Pansare added.

No arrests made
The police have not made any arrests so far. With the help of the eyewitnesses, including the tea stall owner and staff, they have filed a First Information Report.

The Shahar police registered the FIR against 11 accused under Sections 302 (murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), along with the Arms Act, Bombay Police Act and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act.

The accused have been identified as Vicky Goyal, Shyam Goyal, Bhima Devre, Dadu Devre, Vilas Goyal alias Chhota Papa, Vijay Goyal Alias Bada Papa, Rajesh Devre alias Badri and others. Vicky is booked in 10 criminal cases and Vijay has 11 criminal cases.