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The accused is identified as Mohammed Saleem, who allegedly murdered another criminal Kareem Ali. He was an associate of notorious gangster Rasheed Malbari alias Rasheed Hussain Sheikh, who is a close aide of gangster Chota Shakeel.
Malbari is facing several charges murders, extortion and even conspiring to kill BJP leader Varun Gandhi, Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Mutalik and others. He is at present lodged in the Mangaluru prison
The police said that after the accused was shot on his knee, he was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment.