Former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant was stabbed to death outside his Kandivali home in Mumbai late Sunday. According to a report, the incident took place when Sawant was returning to his Kandivali home after meeting a friend. “Two men, who had been waiting in a vehicle outside his house in Sur building in Samta Nagar, accosted him and attacked him with choppers before fleeing,” the report added. He was rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival. Media reports said that the deceased had entered a cable business and had been receiving extortion calls for the last few days.

Former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant was stabbed to death outside his Kandivali home in Mumbai late Sunday. According to a report, the incident took place when Sawant was returning to his Kandivali home after meeting a friend. “Two men, who had been waiting in a vehicle outside his house in Sur building in Samta Nagar, accosted him and attacked him with choppers before fleeing,” the report added. He was rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival. Media reports said that the deceased had entered a cable business and had been receiving extortion calls for the last few days.