Mumbai, Jan 8 (IBNS) : Shiv Sena leader Ashok Sawant was stabbed to death on Sunday night near his residence in Mumbai's Kandivali east by two unknown assailants, media reports said.
A former corporator of Mumbai, Sawant was attacked when he was returning home in Samta nagar after meeting a friend.
Reports said he was declared dead after being taken to a hospital.
Poice rushed to the spot of the incident and started an investigation.
Police were also trying to determine if there was a CCTV near the scene of the crime. postmortem.
Media reports said that Sawant had been in a cable business. .
Sawant is survived by his wife, son and two daughters.
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