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Slain Bihar gunman wanted to take on Raj Thackeray

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Posted: Oct 27, 2008 at 1604 hrs IST
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Mumbai, October 27: Passengers narrating the shooting incident in a BEST double-decker bus on Monday said the person from Patna, holding a gun, kept on shouting that he had come to Mumbai to take on MNS chief Raj Thackeray.

One of the commuters said that the 23-year-old gunman identified as Rahul Raj, went on screaming subsequently that he had nothing against the passengers and only wanted to ‘take on’ Raj Thackeray.

"He (Raj) then made some passengers write in chits, and kept on dropping it from the bus stating that he had come to attack Raj Thackeray. The person also kept demanding for a mobile phone," the terrified passengers said adding that the gunman was later shot dead by the police.

Recounting the terror, another passenger, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, said, "I was sitting on the upper deck of the bus when I heard some screams... I saw this man (Raj) trying to strangle the conductor with some kind of a chain and then he let him go... After that he shot one of the passengers for no reason."

"All of us ducked down under the seat and we were very scared since we didn't know if the police was to start firing," Sheikh, an employee with a local bank and a resident of suburban Andheri, who was travelling with his wife Rafia, said.

"There were nearly 15 passengers on the upper deck of the bus. He first tried to take my wife out but then apologised to her, seeing she was woman, and said that he (Raj) would escort her out of the bus," Sheikh said.

"I refused to let her (Rafia) go since I was scared that she could be hit in any crossfire that might take place," the bank employee, who was taking his wife to visit a doctor, said.

"We then heard some sounds of shooting and later heard that he (Raj) was dead," Sheikh added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Police Milind Bharambe said that the gunman repeatedly asked to speak with the City Police Commissioner and also wanted to kill Raj Thackeray.

"We found two (currency) notes, a fifty rupee and a ten rupee, on which it was written, "I only want to kill Raj Thackeray and no one else," Bharambe said.

The currency notes were recovered from near the bus when the hostage drama was unfolding.

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Raj Raje by Amit Khot on 05 Oct 2009

Really The best person is Raj Thakre. I hope, raj will achive Success For Maratha

bottom line of marathi-bihari issue by MARATHA on 31 Oct 2008

i strongly support the ideas and virtues of raj thackeray..he might be doing all this for his seat..but his work is providing employment to many eligible marathi candidates.which is highly appreciated all over maharashtra.according to theory of sons of soil govt must give 80% job opportunities to individuals residing in respective state.and rest of the seats to others.so for resolving this problem maharashtra govt should accomplish this demand...and over on to bihari politicians...they are not fighting for you guys ,they just want to create an political base in maharashtra,and please dnt think mumbai is maharashtra..the idea of making it as an union territory is verge of stupidity,cause all the resources are provided to mumbai by various regions of maharshtra..and also 105 freedom fighters have given their lives for establishing maharashtra with mumbai..and dnt dare to say that marathi peeps are not worth of living in metro cities,mumbai was created by marathis and gujratis together

Be a Human not Animal by Amitabh Bachchan on 30 Oct 2008

If people of Maharashtra do not like the North Indian then they should boycott the north Indian people but should not attack on him. Don't give any job to North Indian. Don't take any service from them. Don't eat Pav-Bhaji from those stall . Don't ride on those auto or taxi whose driven by north Indian. Dismissed all north Indian people from the all offices of Mumbai. Don't give any work to them . They will return automatically to theirs native place but don't beat them. They do not live there by force. If North Indian people would not earn there then they can not live there a single day. They will return automatically. One side you give the job to him and other side you beat them for leave Mumbai. Don't forget that North Indian people are human also like other people.They are not animal. They have family who are waiting for them. Just Boycott them , you will get your target without any violence and and Maharashtra will not get discredit for violence against the another Indians.

Compare and Think by Harshal Gaikwad on 30 Oct 2008

Just visit few links out of thousands of them to understand that whatever is happening in Maharasthra is not 0.001% also!!! Its nothing as compared to what happened in Asam. I would appeal all the North Indian people to just have a look at it and then say anything about Raj Thakrey. I would say that instead of telling the Maharashtra Govt. on how to function, the Bihar and UP ministers should work in their states first. Raj is only awakin the idot politicians from North India to do something for their state. North Indians must be thankful to him, instead of protesting see these links and u’ll understd whats right and whats wrong??

Compare and Decide by Harsha on 30 Oct 2008

U can just visit the links available on the net to understand that what ever has happend in Maharashtra in nothin in front of that happnd in Asam and Manipur is

Are we at Door of Another Partition by Saurabh on 30 Oct 2008

Rahul's murder has showed that the Government of Maharashtra is under control by Raj Thackaray. When Rahul Raj was shouting that he wants to talk with Raj Thackery then why police of Mumbai started firing on him who was handling a single deshi gun which is not able to fire 2 bullet at once. Mumbai police has stated after kill a boy like gunned down top most terrorist of world or India.This act shows that Mumbai police is also against north indian people. This act is not a simple story. This incident will be written in forthcoming history for start of a Home war in India. Is India coming to door of another partition of India, where a leader Raj Thachary is acting like Mohammed Ali Jinnah who was responsible for create Pakistan. Is it same Maharashtra where Mahtma Gandhi has has started Quit India Movement for Foreigners Ruler, and now the Maharashtrian started Quit Maharashtra for North Indian. Yesterday an another north Indian man killed by local bodies. What is happing in India?

Rahul Raj Terrorist by Sameer on 10 Nov 2008

Some Q for all Indian about Rahulraj.1.RahulRaj ke pass Pistol kahase aai? 2.RahulRaj Mumbai me Naukari ke liye aaya tha to usake Certificate kahape hai? 3.Usko kis Company se Offer letter diya gaya tha? 4.Usani Bus Hijack q ki? 5.Usane Passenger ko goli q mara? 6.Uasane surrendour q nahi kiya? ye sawal apane aap se pucche, Politician's ki baato me na aaye, wo sifr apane voto ki raj niti kar rahe hai.

Killing of a terrorist by richard on 29 Oct 2008

How can we add one more terrorist in Mumbai when we have so many local terrorist among us? Looking at the way Rahul Raj was holding the gun, it seems he did not know how to handle it, the police could have easily disarmed him. Taking on local Raj is just like I imagining to be Mukesh Ambani! If we had let the people of Mumbai talk to him, they would have calmed down his angry mind. Trouble is, after Raj Thakeray, every outsider has become a terrorist disturbing the local people.

City of Bombay by Beekay on 29 Oct 2008

It is merely a media hype that Bombay is a great city.Life is horrible there except for a miniscule percentage of its residents. Most of the people coming from outside are not there by choice but because they have their present posting there.I amnot talking about very low level workers who can be found in any Indian City,not only Bombay.Any outsider who had lived in Bombay knows how horrible it is to travel through local trains.The city is unclean and most are having hand-to- mouth existence.Good shops are few and far between and they close often after they are launched with fanfare.It has largest slums in India.Marathis must be under paranoid illusion about their city. As regards migrants they are everywhere more or less. More in Delhi and Bombay and less in Nagpur,Patna and Jamshedpur.But migrant workers are everywhere. Workers' level supply is high in Bombay because Marathis are mostly workers.But why they are not preferred by Employers? Or are they unwilling or inefficient ?

Terrorist ! by Common Man on 29 Oct 2008

Rahul Raj was a biggest terrorist, bigger than Osama Bin Laden. Mumbai Police has done a brave act by killing him. Killers of Rahul Raj should get Bharat Ratna for their bravery. How can one person raise a voice against the great leader like Raj Saheb Thakre? He was not even a Marathi manoos to be pardoned. All MNS workers are pardoned for their burning of buses and killing of innocent because they all were Marathi manoos. I dont know when did Marathi Monoos became so irrelevent to world that they now require shelter from Mumbai Ploice and Raj Thakre. Have they become good for nothing kind? dont. I agree with Beekay when he asks "Are they worthless?"

f you by manish on 20 Nov 2008

u must be ike osama...we shud tak u down instead

reply by sady on 31 Oct 2008

Who is abigger terrorist: Rahul or raj thakrey?Its really disgusting to compare rahul with osama or any terrorist.He was a normal boy who got frustated by current circus.And raj thakrey is solely responsible for creating such situation and setting up a platform for inter state rivalary.

Rahul RAJ drama by Mayank Agrawal on 29 Oct 2008

rahul raj was forced by MNS workers or directly by raj thakerey in the 3 star hotel to do the drama for some money 3-5 lac as rahul raj was unemployed. In this way raj thakerey was able to get Z level security and has simply served his purpose.This is the fact and let CBI dig the fact..

Kudos to Mumbai Police !! by Kruttika Pokale on 29 Oct 2008

I think that encounter of rahul raj is not a fake one and this is the only way to deal with such politically blinded and influenced people. Rahul raj wasn't innocent and the very fact of possession of gun with him proves this. he didn't come here to look out for job but to spread more hatred and violence in maharashtra. Bihar and UP ministers add fuel to the fire and incite the violence. I would directly blame Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for this incident. They themselves have proved inefficent and worthless in supressing the violence in bihar. insted they are inciting the people over there to spread more violence. . this is a total well planned strategy and great conspiracy by Bihar and UP ministers against Raj Thakre. I appreciate the mumbai police for the work done by them

Metropolitan peoples by B on 29 Oct 2008

Marathis should go out of Bombay,Pune,Nagpur to Solapur,Kolhapur,Satara etc where the belong. They are total misfit for Metropolitan living sparing Metropolitan cities to Gujarati manufactures,Marwari traders,Bihari Administrators, Punjabi Enterprenuers,Sindhi designers,Parsi Advertisers,Bhaiyas service providers,Builders and those few Maharashtrian intellctuals Painters and Artists who love and enjoy Metropolitan living

Worthless? by Beekay on 29 Oct 2008

If Marathis living in Mumbai; money virtually floating there ; are so downtrodden, what could be their pitiable condition if they lived in states like Orissa or Rajasthan ? Are they really so worthless ?

Shame on us by rajeev on 28 Oct 2008

First of all dancing of police men after the shoot out is like taking Vengeance, but how come POLICE could enter in this Game of Vengeance. SO SAD.... where we Indians are going. I live in France from last 10 year and I always kept a close look on India. Some time I fail to understand that how come for VOTES our Govts. let Raj Thackeray do so much against Biharis..... Just unimaginable.... I think that Maharashtra people should know for if India is growing, it is with his work force. If we wanna continue we need to stay together. LOOK at Europe.... Why they r adding poor countries to Europe.... I will just ask Marathi peoples to come out and don't let them to be represented by extremists..... that is not the greatness of Marathas..... we really need to finish this foul play of POLITICAL leaders to use Police for there advantage to get VOTES.... If U don't agree... U have no right to say, Proud to be an INDIAN(coz this not what made or will make INDIA proud) ALL TOGETHER

Comment by Ganesh on 28 Oct 2008

"I only want to kill Raj Thackeray and no one else,"This Is Not Just the intention of Rahul Raj alone. The way Raj Thackeray trying to manpower maharastra and proving his dictatorship over there. We should feel shame that we india cant do anything...............

Shame to know that people don't respect national language by Ravish Kumar on 28 Oct 2008

Its shame that people feel proud speaking in English language (spoken by britishers and not even single original indian community has mother tongue English) and they are against Hindi language which is India National Language and whose dialect is spoken in large part India. In some part of UP, MP, Delhi hindi is spoken. In eastern UP and Bihar there is language Bhojpuri, Mathili, Magahi, In Maharashtra marathi, In Gujrat Gujrati, In Rajasthan Rajasthani, In Haryana Haryanvi these language are different but use same lipi devnagari and had same dialect. Even then people are fighting with each other.In fact it is more shameful that even marathi people who shares dialect and lipi with hindi are against it. Britishers has left India but made the people of India, slaves of their language (English). People will flock to learn the English and beat up their own brother who don't speack their mother tongue. Wake up people, we belong to one country only India.

hollow pride of marathis by dhme on 28 Oct 2008

The marathi are becoming too proud.Mumbai is the commercial capital of India not due to business enterprise prowess of the marathi.India should make mumbai a union territory and all those marathi goons can get out to hinterland to practice their narrow minded belief among themselves.

Is Raj Thackeray scared?? by Cynthia on 28 Oct 2008

Raj Thackeray has set Hindu against Hindu

fake encounter by Debasis Chakrabarty on 28 Oct 2008

BIHAR KA BHAGAT SINGH . SAHID “RAHUL RAJ” AMAR RAHEThis is a fake encounter. Maharastra police have a lot of experience of killing the people by the name of encounter.The police force can easily caught the child named Rahul Raj. But the Maharastra police put 6 nos of bullet on the body of the child. But no previous criminal record traced against that child. I think Maharastra police also involved the dirty provincialism still doing by thakery family.It is also mysterious that no statement yet been received by Bombay flim industries.Why they are silent against the vandalism by thkery family. All Indian people should boycott the Bombay make flim in future against the opportunism by bollywood artist. And we demand a CBI / Judicial enquiry for find out the truth of this fake encounter.. Maharastra government has only job to work as a un-paid home servant of BAL-UDVAB-RAJ Thackerays. It already knows everybody that there are no central government in India since long. Hence those who think themselves as central minister from BIHAR should submit their resignation immediately

Pot calling the kettle black by marathi manoos on 28 Oct 2008

Just as the W.Bengal police are alleged to have killed Mr Todi's son in law!

AFRAID by SHAIKH M.A. on 28 Oct 2008

WHY POLICE KILLED RAHUL RAJ INSTEAD OF ARRESTING HIM AND WHY THEY GIVE BAIL TO RAJ THACKERAY INSTEAD OF KILLING HIM, BECAUSE OF RAJ THACKERAY LAST WEEK MANY BUSES, TAXI

Slian bihar gunman wanted to take on raj thackrey. by aryabhatta on 28 Oct 2008

raj thakre is not a individual. every real marathi individual thinks just like raj thakre only. By killing raj thackre biharies will not achieve anything. there are millions of raj thakre already in the form of marathi pride. Biharies will have to kill ALL marathi people to get rid of real raj thakre. Is it possible?

HI Indians by India MAN on 07 Nov 2008

It's a end less issue! well those marathis who are not getting good jobs should elivate the knowledge and skills.

review of language policy by Jack10 on 28 Oct 2008

If one goes to chennai, almost everyone speaks in tamil and it is the same in calcutta(bengali). That is the way to go as it helps to preserve the diversity and intergrity of the country. Superimposing one language onto others will create other complications. In fact the issue of culture and jobs are interlinked with the issue of language. If today there is a eruption of problem in Maharastra, I am pretty sure it will be Karnataka or some other state in western part of india like gujerat in the near future. I think time has come for the govt. of india to re-examine its language policy. Hindi might be an easy language to learn but it also has the ability to destroy other regional languages in its growth. Look at the status of the film industry in northern and western part of india. Indian need an indian language to communicate with each other. Ideally it should be sanskrit which can grow if nurtured and also allows others regional languages to flourish as well.

lingustic states by richard on 29 Oct 2008

Sanskrit is alright but it will develop inferiority complex in our society. The only language which fosters equality among us is English. Why not learn English, while learning other languages of India to be able to find jobs anywhere where the nation needs us most?

Not the way to go by Jack10 on 28 Oct 2008

What is happening in Maharasta is a warning to the rest of india. Superimposing one's culture and language on others just because you have the numbers is a very bad move. It will have severe repercussion on the country later on. Actually taking away of jobs from locals and giving it away to outsiders at lower wages is easier to solve than the issue of culture and language. What has been happening to India in the last decade or so is that the hindi language taken its hold in most parts either by subtle force or out of people's need . The language has been misused and is creating a lot of ill-feeling, slowly, in different parts of India. In Maharastra, the anti-hindi feeling momentum has been building over the years and now it has become clear. ALL OUTSIDERS in Maharastra have to learn and respect the marathi languague and its culture. Getting into the habit of speaking hindi whenever one wants to communicate is not the way to go. Attempt must be made to speak in the local language.

Mumbai is bursting by Baatul on 28 Oct 2008

Obviously, the pressure on Mumbai being the sole Financial Capital is hitting India and Mumbai HARD. Its time Kolkata is revived to being the Alternate Financial Centre. This would help India from the "Risk Mitigation" perspective.

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