Thane, Apr 15 (PTI) The sharp shooter arrested in connection with the death of an MNS leader in Maharashtra's Thane district was remanded to magisterial custody by a court on Thursday. <br> The accused Irfan Sonu, who was in the custody of the crime branch's Unit I, was presented before first class judicial magistrate S V Inamdar, who remanded him to magisterial custody for 14 days, an official said.<br> Based on a tip-off, the police had arrested Sonu from Lucknow with the help of the local STF on April 10. <br> <br> The accused had been arrested for allegedly gunning down MNS leader Jameel Shaikh on November 23, 2020 in Rabodi of Thane city. <br> <br> Irfan had informed the Lucknow STF that he had allegedly carried out the killing with another accused Saheed Osama on the instructions of local NCP corporator Najeeb Mulla.<br> The arrested accused also claimed that he was paid Rs 2 lakh for the killing. <br> <br> The police have already arrested the owner of the scooter used in the crime. PTI COR ARU