Summary:
The firing is said to be a fall-out of a bitter rivalry between Mir’s late brother Mushtaq and his friend-turned-foe Hitendrasinh Zala. All hell broke lose after the news of Vishal’s death spread in the area and a huge mob took to the streets. The mob caught hold of one sharpshooter identified as Rajvir Kshatriya, a native of Uttar Pradesh. RJ Chowdhary, police inspector, Morbi A division police station told TOI: “In his complaint, Mir has said that the assailants were members of a gang formed by his old rival Hitendrasinh Zala. Police had a tough time controlling the situation as people refused to take Vishal’s body for cremation until the killers were arrested..