MUMBAI, Feb 11 (IANS): Lawyer Shahid Azmi, who was defending one of the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial, was shot dead in his office late Thursday evening, police said.
Some unidentified persons barged into Azmi's office in Taximen's Colony in Kurla, north-east Mumbai suburb, just before 9 pm and opened fire at him.
Azmi sustained four bullet injuries and was taken to the nearby Rajawadi Hospital in a critical condition, where he died later. Azmi, 34, represented Fahim Ansari, one of the key accused in the ongoing 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial. Among other things, Azmi's client Fahim - a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist - is charged with preparing the groundwork to help the perpetrators of the terror attacks.