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Lawyer for 26/11 terror attacks and 7/11 blasts accused, Shahid Azmi, who was shot dead by unidentified assailants at his office in Kurla on Thursday evening, had received a call at his office asking for his office address, minutes before he was shot at.
The call was received at 7.30 pm by his assistant. The caller who did not identify himself requested for the address on the pretext of discussing a case with the 30-year-old lawyer.
Azmi was the defence lawyer for Fahim Ansari in the 26/11 trial, as well as for several 7/11 blasts accused. He was fatally shot four times by unknown assailants in Kurla at around 7.30 pm on Thursday. Azmi was rushed to Rajawadi Hospital, where he was declared dead.
According to police, three unidentified men posing as clients arrived at Azmi's office located in Taximen's Colony, building number 2. "The men told his peon, Inder, that they wanted to discuss a case with him.
The peon told them to wait for a while outside the office," said API Mohan Jadhav of the Kurla police station. The men retreated to a secluded corner of the office and waited.
When Azmi was free, he asked for the men to be shown in. "The men took out their guns and fired five rounds at Azmi, of which four rounds found their mark in his chest. Azmi probably succumbed to his injuries on the spot," added Jadhav.
According to senior crime branch officers, the men had planned the strike well. "One person waited outside the office gate as a guard, and the two other men went inside and shot him repeatedly in the chest. They then rushed outside the house. When a watchman tried to stop them, they threatened to kill him as well," said the officer.
According to eyewitnesses, the men fled in an auto rickshaw. Police are now interrogating the watchman and Inder, who are the only eyewitnesses to the incident.
Sketch artists have also been summoned to the location to make sketches of the accused. Police have registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigations into the case are ongoing.
About Shahid Azmi
In the early 90s, Azmi, fondly known as Chikna, at the time only a teenager, was an active member of the Hizbul Mujihadeen in Ananth Nagar, southern Kashmir. He was arrested under TADA charges in 1999 when he was just 19 and spent four years in Tihar Jail.
Azmi, who had only studied till the 9th standard, completed his education in Tihar Jail, New Delhi and then began studying law. He was a favourite of Mustaq Zargar alias Latram, and of Maulana Masood Azhar, who were both alleged terrorists released as a fall out of the 1999 IC 814 hijacking.
According to sources, Azmi was taken good care of by Azhar and Yakub Memon, his roommates in Tihar as he was quite a young lad at that time. Zargar reportedly even cried when he was released from prison.
After his release, Azmi migrated along with his family to Mumbai and began practicing law. Azmi was a favourite of Jihadi groups in Pakistan as he often fought for the release of their supporters form jail.
very goood 👏 ..... a terrorist helper..just lok his background,what he was and how he was busy in helping terrorist from law.... hope next time some one kill kasab too
The call was received at 7.30 pm by his assistant. The caller who did not identify himself requested for the address on the pretext of discussing a case with the 30-year-old lawyer.
Azmi was the defence lawyer for Fahim Ansari in the 26/11 trial, as well as for several 7/11 blasts accused. He was fatally shot four times by unknown assailants in Kurla at around 7.30 pm on Thursday. Azmi was rushed to Rajawadi Hospital, where he was declared dead.
According to police, three unidentified men posing as clients arrived at Azmi's office located in Taximen's Colony, building number 2. "The men told his peon, Inder, that they wanted to discuss a case with him.
The peon told them to wait for a while outside the office," said API Mohan Jadhav of the Kurla police station. The men retreated to a secluded corner of the office and waited.
When Azmi was free, he asked for the men to be shown in. "The men took out their guns and fired five rounds at Azmi, of which four rounds found their mark in his chest. Azmi probably succumbed to his injuries on the spot," added Jadhav.
According to senior crime branch officers, the men had planned the strike well. "One person waited outside the office gate as a guard, and the two other men went inside and shot him repeatedly in the chest. They then rushed outside the house. When a watchman tried to stop them, they threatened to kill him as well," said the officer.
According to eyewitnesses, the men fled in an auto rickshaw. Police are now interrogating the watchman and Inder, who are the only eyewitnesses to the incident.
Sketch artists have also been summoned to the location to make sketches of the accused. Police have registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigations into the case are ongoing.
About Shahid Azmi
In the early 90s, Azmi, fondly known as Chikna, at the time only a teenager, was an active member of the Hizbul Mujihadeen in Ananth Nagar, southern Kashmir. He was arrested under TADA charges in 1999 when he was just 19 and spent four years in Tihar Jail.
Azmi, who had only studied till the 9th standard, completed his education in Tihar Jail, New Delhi and then began studying law. He was a favourite of Mustaq Zargar alias Latram, and of Maulana Masood Azhar, who were both alleged terrorists released as a fall out of the 1999 IC 814 hijacking.
According to sources, Azmi was taken good care of by Azhar and Yakub Memon, his roommates in Tihar as he was quite a young lad at that time. Zargar reportedly even cried when he was released from prison.
After his release, Azmi migrated along with his family to Mumbai and began practicing law. Azmi was a favourite of Jihadi groups in Pakistan as he often fought for the release of their supporters form jail.
very goood 👏 ..... a terrorist helper..just lok his background,what he was and how he was busy in helping terrorist from law.... hope next time some one kill kasab too
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