Maharashtra: Coaching-center director shot thrice in chest; dies on spot
A 35-year-old director of a well-known coaching center in Maharashtra's Latur was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons, the police said today. Avinash Chavan, the director of "Step by Step" tutorial classes, was returning home in his car when the assailants fired at him near Shivaji School around midnight. Chavan sustained three bullet wounds in his chest and died on the spot, police said.
Motive behind killing yet to be ascertained, says police
The preliminary investigation suggested that there were two assailants. However, more people could be involved in plotting and planning the attack, a police official said. The motive behind the killing was yet to be ascertained, the police official said, adding that the incident was being probed from all angles, including if the victim had any professional rivalry or personal enmity.
Chavan achieved success in a short span of time
Chavan, who had achieved success in a short span of time, used to run about five coaching centers in Latur and was planning to launch another one in Nanded district today, the official said.
