Key suspect in rationalist and ideologue Narendra Dabholkar has been arrested by CBI. Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead by unknown assailants. His name as identified by NDTV is Sachin Prakashrao.
Dabholkar had faced several threats and assaults since 1983 but had rejected police protection. Murdered on 20 August 2013, while out on a morning walk, Dabholkar was shot down by two unidentified gunmen near Omkareshwar temple, Pune at 7:20 am. The assailants fired four rounds at him from a point blank range and fled on a motorcycle parked nearby. Two bullets hit Dabholkar in his head and chest and he died on the spot.
After working as a doctor, Dabholkar became a social worker in the 1980s. He was involved in a lot of movements surrounding social justice. Gradually, Dabholkar started focusing on eradication of superstition, and joined the Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (ABANS). In 1989, he founded the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS, “Committee for Eradication of Superstition in Maharashtra” or “Maharashtra Committee for Eradication of Blind Faith”).
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