Updated On: 08 March, 2024 04:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Father says Abhishek Ghosalkar always stood by his constituents, adding that he had warned his son to be wary of Mauris Noronha on that fateful day as latter was a ‘monster’

Vinod Ghosalkar consoles his daughter-in-law Tejasvee prior to the cremation of his son Abhishek, at the family’s residence at Daulat Nagar, Borivli East, on February 9. Pic/Satej Shinde
My son, Abhishek, was a hero who helped many people and always stood for the betterment of society. Mauris Noronha, on the other hand, was a monster who, by killing my son, destroyed both his family and mine,” former MLA Vinod Ghosalkar told mid-day. A month after the shootout at IC Colony in Borivali, the Ghosalkar family said Noronha had gunned down the former corporator because he mistakenly believed that Abhishek had influenced a woman to register a rape case against him at MHB Colony police station.
The incident occurred on February 8 when Ghosalkar and Noronha were addressing viewers on a Facebook Live session. After killing Abhishek Ghosalkar, Noronha died by suicide. However, the crime branch has suspicions about the second death.