MUMBAI: Gunman Abdul Rashid Merchant, convicted of music baron Gulshan Kumar’s murder, surrendered in a sessions court on Wednesday. Kumar was gunned down at Andheri (W) in 1997.
Last week, Bombay high overturned the Mumbra resident’s acquittal and sentenced him to life. It also upheld the conviction of of his brother, Abdul Rauf Merchant. Last week, high court directed Abdul Rashid to surrender.
On Wednesday his plea submitted in the sessions court said, “The applicant had come to know about the same (HC order)... remained present for surrendering before the honourable court.”
