AVA - ‘Zarif Baba’ shot dead in India

A 35-year-old Muslim community religious leader hailing from Afghanistan was shot dead by a group of unidentified persons in India.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, According to NDTV, the motive behind the murder was not immediately known.

The incident took place in the evening at an open plot in the MIDC area of Yeola town, around 200 km from Mumbai, police said.

The deceased, identified as Khwaja Sayyad Chishti, was popularly known as ‘Sufi Baba’ in Yeola, an official said.

After killing Sufi Baba, a citizen of Afghanistan, the assailants seized an SUV used by him and fled the spot, NDTV reported