The Mumbai Police on Monday arrested two suspects in connection with murder of Shiv Sena leader Ashok Sawant, ANI reported. The police has also seized the vehicle that was used in the crime, and said that an investigation was underway.
The police said the incident took place around 10.45 pm on Sunday, when Sawant – a two-time corporator – was returning home after meeting a friend. Two men were waiting in a vehicle outside his house in Sur building in Samta Nagar. They stabbed him to death and fled the scene, The Times of India reported.
Sawant was taken to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival, India Today reported.
Earlier on Monday, an unidentified official in the Mumbai Police Crime Branch told The Times of India that the police had identified the two killers – one of them is a well-known criminal called Jagga – after going through footage from CCTV cameras in the area.
The police said Sawant had started a cable business a few years ago and had complained to the police after he reportedly began to receive extortion calls the past two days.
Sawant’s brother Subhash Sawant is an assistant police commissioner at the Mumbai Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
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