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A Shiv Sena leader Ashok Sawant from Kandivali, Mumbai is dead. He was killed by two unidentified assailants on Sunday, 8th January.
A leading new portal reported, Ashok was a two-time corporator from Samata Nagar and was attacked while he was returning home after meeting a friend around 11 PM.
A leading news portal reported that two men attacked the 62-year-old leader with choppers before fleeing the spot.
The deceased was the brother of senior police officer Subhash Sawant. Sawant was rushed to Shri Sai Hospital in Kandivali but was declared dead on arrival. As per the reports, police identified one of the attackers after going through the CCTV footage.
While the motive of the killings is still not clear, the reports said that Sawant, who had entered cable television business a few years ago, began receiving extortion calls days before he was killed.
An FIR has been filed under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code at the Samata Nagar police station.
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