Former Shiv Sena Corporator Ashok Sawant Killed 200 Metres from Home, Had Received Extortion Calls

Mumbai: Former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant was killed by unidentified assailants while returning home late on Sunday, police said.

Sawant, 62, a two-term corporator from Samata Nagar in suburban Kandivli, was attacked 200 metres from his home while returning after meeting a friend around 11 pm, a police official said.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital in Kandivli but was declared dead on arrival, the official said.

Sawant had entered the cable television business a few years ago, and according to media reports had been receiving extortion threats.