Thirty-two-year-old Javed Sayed alias Soni, a Shakeel aide and close associate of serial killer Feroz Konkani, walked into a trap laid at Picnic spot near Aarey Colony at Goregaon. The team, led by senior police inspector Gaikwad of the Dharavi police station, allegedly asked Soni to surrender. Instead, Soni allegedly fired back, and was fatally injured in the ensuing shootout. He was taken to Cooper Hospital at Andheri, where he was declared dead on admission.

Soni was accused in the killings of MLA Prem Kumar Sharma at Pydhonie in 1992 and Ramdas Nayak at Bandra in 1994. He was allegedly the back-up shooter of Konkani in both the killings. Cases had also been registered against him at police stations, including J J Marg, Pydhonie, Andheri and the crime branch.