Mumbai: The Election Commission has declared the date of elections in the state and with this all parties and candidates have started their preparations.
This time encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma will try his luck in upcoming state elections. His banners and posters are everywhere in the Andheri area of the city.
He was spotted with some BJP leaders and as per sources, is interested in joining the party but the saffron party is avoiding him as the former cop has controversial image.
During his tenure in police force, Sharma had been alleged of working for Don Dawood Ibrahim and killing many of Ibrahim’s enemies in fake encounters.
Mr Sharma, who joined the force in 1984 as sub inspector, was terminated from service in connection with Lakhan Bhaiya fake encounter case. He was also arrested in 2010.
During the inquiry it was revealed that he killed Lakhan of Chota Rajan group on the green signal of builder Janardan Bhange.
