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In a frightening incident, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot dead on Thursday by a notorious criminal Mauris Noronha, popularly known as ‘Mauris Bhai’ among his supporters. Noronha allegedly fired three bullets at a former Shiv Sena UBT corporator after the duo hosted a Facebook Live, celebrating the end of the feud and their collaboration for the development of Mumbai's IC colony in the Borivali suburb. 

After firing bullets at Abhishek Ghosalkar, son of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinod Ghosalkar, Noronha shot himself. A viral video of the incident which took place in IC Colony in the northern suburb of Borivali (West), showed Ghosalkar being shot in the abdomen and shoulder.

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Following the incident, Ghosalkar was immediately rushed to Karuna Hospital in Borivali in a serious condition. However, the authorities declared him dead. 

All About Mauris Noronha

Mauris Noronha, the man who shot Shiv Sena leader Abhishek Ghosalkar, was popularly known as ‘Mauris Bhai’ among his supporters. He described himself as a social worker, Covid warrior, and philanthropist on his social media handle. 

Noronha reportedly arranged a trip to the Infant Jesus Shrine in Nashik on February 10 for the locals, as mentioned by the Uddhav Sena leader during the Facebook live streaming.

Earlier on January 29, Noronha shared a post on his official X handle in which he wrote, “You can't defeat a man who doesn't care about pain, loss, disrespect, heartbreak & rejection.”

According to media reports, the police said that both Ghosalkar and Noronha had personal enmity but the duo hosted the Facebook Live to clarify that they had come together after ending their enmity for the welfare of the IC Colony area in Borivali suburb. 

Mauris was trying to join the Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray faction. Both Ghosalkar and Mauris wanted to contest from Ward No. 1, as reported by the Hindustan Times. 

The incident comes days after BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad allegedly opened fire at Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) faction leader Mahesh Gaikwad at Hill Line Police Station in Ulhasnagar, triggering sharp reactions from the opposition leaders.