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Dnyanesh Jathar
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CRIME

Two arrested in Shiv Sena leader's murder in Mumbai

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Within twenty for hours of the murder of former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant, Mumbai police has made the first arrests. Sawant murder has once again highlighted the fact that even politicians are not safe in Mumbai as he faced extortion threats.

Sawant, a Shiv Sena leader and former corporator from Samata Nagar in Kandivali was murdered on Sunday night near his residence.  

The police have formed teams to investigate Sawant murder and are probing whether the murder had any connection with cable TV business rivalry. Sawant, it is learnt, had also received extortion threats and had registered a police complaint.

The police have secured CCTV footage of the place where the crime took place and have prepared sketch of one of the two assailants on the basis of the footage.

A  Shiv Sena functionary informed that Sawant was not much active in the party work these days. "The murder has nothing to do with politics. We learnt that some old rivalry angle is involved,"  said the functionary. He also said that party hasn't taken up the issue with police as there is no political angle.

The police have arrested two persons and seized an autorickshaw that is suspected to have been used in the crime.

Dr Vinay Rathod, deputy commissioner of police zone XII, told THE WEEK that police have arrested two persons in connection with the murder. " We have arrested two persons and seized the autorickshaw that was used . The investigation is on in full swing and it is too early to comment on the motive behind the murder," said Rathod.

Sawant who had received 17 serious wounds was returning home after meeting his friends. He was twice elected as a corporator and had also been deputy Vibhag Pramukh in Shiv Sena. His daughter was also elected as municipal corporator.

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