Renowned anti- superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar, who was pushing for a law against superstition and black magic, has been shot dead this morning in Pune in Maharashtra.

Dr Dabholkar's murder comes days after the state government assured that it would introduce the anti-superstition bill opposed by many rightwing groups as ''anti-Hindu''.

The noted activists death has sparked off a rage of protest which has made the Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil to hand over the matter to Pune Crime Branch. Meanwhile the state home minister has announced an award of rupees 10 lakhs on whosoever gives any information about killers of Dr.Narendra Dabholkar.

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