The accused Nitin Shirsat, who is a contractor, was in a dispute with Rahul Rajale for getting a labour contract
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A man allegedly shot and injured the personal secretary of Shiv Sena MLA Shankarrao Gadakh in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police said on Saturday.
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The incident took place at Sonai around 10 pm on Friday, when two shots were fired at Rahul Rajale (37) from a country-made pistol, an official said.
The bullets hit Rajale's leg and below the waist, he said.
The accused Nitin Shirsat, who is a contractor, was in a dispute with Rajale for getting a labour contract, the official said.
The victim, who is the personal assistant of Sena MLA Shankarrao Gadakh, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, he said.
A case has been registered in this regard and a hunt has been launched for the absconding accused, the official added.
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