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Shirur Horror: Bullet Through Head, CCTV Reveals Chilling Murder of Water Plant Worker
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News18•30-09-2026, 06:49
Shirur Horror: Bullet Through Head, CCTV Reveals Chilling Murder of Water Plant Worker
- •A 39-year-old worker at a water filter plant in Karegaon, Shirur taluka, Pune, was brutally murdered by two unknown assailants.
- •The victim, Hamza Usman Sheikh (39, originally from Parbhani), was shot in the head early Tuesday morning.
- •Two individuals on a motorcycle approached Hamza as he was starting the water purification system, and one shot him in the back of the head.
- •Initially thought to be an accidental death, an empty bullet casing found at the scene changed the course of the investigation.
- •CCTV footage clearly showed the two assailants, leading police to register a murder case against unknown individuals.
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Hamza Usman Sheikh, a 39-year-old water filter plant worker, was shot dead by two unknown assailants on a motorcycle who fired at the back of his head in Karegaon.
Although initially treated as an accidental fall, police found an empty bullet casing at the scene and noticed a clear bullet hole in the victim's head upon re-examining the body, which was supported by CCTV footage showing the shooting.
The Ranjangaon MIDC police initially registered a case of accidental death, but after finding evidence of a gunshot, they registered a murder case against unknown individuals based on a complaint by the victim's wife, Abidabi.
