26/11 accused Fahim Ansari`s lawyer shot dead

Mumbai: 26/11 accused Fahim Ansari`s lawyer
Shahid Azmi was on Thursday shot dead at his office in suburban
Kurla, police said.
Four assailants barged into his office in Taxi Men colony
in Kurla and shot two bullets into him at point blank range,
they said.

He was rushed to Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar where he
was declared dead, they said.
The assailants fled from the scene after the incident,
police said.

Shahid, who was nephew of Samajwadi Party leader and
Govandi MLA Abu Asim Azmi, had also appeared as defence
counsel for the accused in July 11 Mumbai local train blasts.

PTI