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PUNE, August 20, 2013 Updated: August 20, 2013 10:42 IST Anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar shot dead in Pune Activist Narendra Dabholkar, who was in the forefront of a campaign to persuade Maharashtra government to pass an anti-superstition and black magic bill, was shot dead in Pune on Tuesday morning by unknown assailants. Mr. Dabholkar was found dead in a pool of blood at Omkareshwar bridge of the city. Mr. Dabholkar, who was also editor of “Sadhana” magazine devoted to propagation of progressive thought, succumbed to bullet injuries in the Sassoon Hospital in Pune. Pune Police Commissioner Gulabrao Pol, who confirmed Mr. Dabholkar’s death, said that police were investigating the motive but no suspects have so far been identified. Dabholkar spearheaded the “Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti” (Anti-Superstition movement) to change social mindset and inculcate scientific temper. A staunch fighter for the cause of eradication of inhuman rituals and superstitions, Mr. Dabholkar was also in the forefront of the campaign to persuade Maharashtra government to pass an anti-superstition and black magic bill — opposed by certain sections of Warkari sect — in the State legislature. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
