Gulshan Kumar's Shooter Abdul Rauf Dies in Jail After Heart Attack

• Abdul Rauf alias Dawood Merchant, 60, Gulshan Kumar's shooter and Abu Salem henchman, died of a heart attack in Harsool Central Jail.
• Rauf was serving a life sentence for the 1997 murder of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar, who was shot 16 times outside an Andheri temple.
• Kumar's murder was linked to the Mumbai underworld's attempt to extort ransom, which he refused to pay.
• Rauf was sentenced in 2002, released on parole in 2009, absconded for eight years, and was re-arrested in 2016-17.
• His health had been declining, suffering a mild heart attack on December 30 before a fatal severe heart attack on Thursday.

Why It Matters: Gulshan Kumar's killer, Abdul Rauf, died in jail from a heart attack, closing a chapter on the 1997 murder.