Kandivali murder: Two arrested in connection with Shiv Sena leader's killing

A two-time corporator from Samta Nagar, Ashok Sawant was attacked about 200 metres from his Kandivali residence on Sunday as he was returning after meeting a friend.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
New Delhi and Mumbai, January 8, 2018 | UPDATED 18:48 IST
Ashok SawantAshok Sawant was rushed to hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

Highlights

  • 1
    Two suspects arrested in connection with murder in Kandivali
  • 2
    Vehicle that was used in the crime was seized: Zonal DCP
  • 3
    Ashok Sawant was killed on Sunday

Two suspects have been arrested in conncection with the killing of Shiv Sena leader Ashok Sawant in Kandivali, a suburb of Mumbai.

A zonal District Commissioner Police announced the arrests, ANI reported. A vehicle that was used in the crime was seized, he said.

A two-time corporator from Samta Nagar, Ashok Sawant was attacked about 200 metres from his residence on Sunday as he was returning after meeting a friend.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

Media reports said Sawant had entered a cable business, and had been receiving extortion calls for the last few days, and that the Kandivali murder was probably connected to these threats.