Mumbai inspector who was shot by his colleague dies

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis orders probe into incident.

May 03, 2015 05:39 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 05:07 pm IST - Mumbai

Senior Inspector Vilas Joshi, who was shot by his colleague Assistant Sub Inspector Dilip Shikre following a duty-related argument, succumbed to his injuries at the Lilavati Hospital early on Sunday, police said.

Taking a serious note of the incident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria to conduct a probe into the shooting incident.

“Mr. Shikre was on leave for a long time. We are trying to find out what led him to take this step. We plan to undertake a study of the mental health of the police force. Instructions have been issued to the Mumbai Police Commissioner to take measures to reduce stress on the police,” Mr. Fadnavis told media persons.

Body cremated

Battling critical injuries for hours, Mr. Joshi passed away at 1 a.m.

The body was taken to JJ Hospital for post-mortem. Later the body was cremated at the Chandanwadi crematorium in South Mumbai, Deputy Commissioner Dhananjay Kulkarni said.

On Saturday, Mr. Joshi questioned his subordinate Mr. Shikre for his absence on duty.

In the argument that ensued, Mr. Shikre fired two bullets, out of which one hit Mr. Joshi in the back and the other hit an orderly Balasaheb Ahir in the thigh.

Mr. Shikre then shot himself to death. Mr. Ahir is out of danger.

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