Gulshan Kumar (File photo)
MUMBAI: Almost 24 years after three men gunned down T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar (inset) in the city, the Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the 2002 conviction of one assailant, Abdul Rauf Dawood Merchant, declared guilty a second gunman, Rauf’s brother Abdul Rashid, and upheld the acquittal of Ramesh Taurani, Kumar’s business rival.
While Rauf’s life term was confirmed by the HC, Rashid, who had earlier been acquitted, got similar punishment.
Kumar had reached his car after offering prayers at a temple in Andheri (W) on August 12, 1997, when a person rushed towards him at 3pm, placed a pistol on his back and pumped bullets into him. When Kumar turned around, he got bullets in his chest.