Muslim Spiritual Leader, 35, Shot Dead In Maharashtra's Nashik: Report

Khwaja Sayyad Chishti was popularly known as 'Sufi Baba' in Yeola, an official said.

A 35-year-old Muslim community religious leader hailing from Afghanistan was shot dead by a group of four unidentified persons in Yeola town of Maharashtra's Nashik district on Tuesday, police said.

A possible motive behind the murder was not immediately known.

The incident took place in the evening at an open plot in the MIDC area of Yeola town, around 200 km from Mumbai, the police said.

The deceased, identified as Khwaja Sayyad Chishti, was popularly known as 'Sufi Baba' in Yeola, an official said.