Pune, Sept. 6 -- A youth named Ayush Ganesh Komkar was shot dead by two unknown assailants in Pune's Nana Peth area on Friday evening, according to police.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Nikhil Pingle, Ayush was rushed to Sassoon Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

Speaking to the reporters, Nikhil Pingale said, "In the Nanapet area, a tragic incident occurred where Ayush Ganesh Kumkar, a local boy, was fatally shot in the basement of his home by two unknown assailants. He was rushed to Sassoon Hospital but was declared dead by the doctors."

The police have launched an investigation, with six Crime Branch teams and DB teams from various police stations in Zone One working to identify the perpetrators. While t...