Shiv Sena leader Sachin Sawant shot dead in Mumbai's Kandivali

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena's deputy shakha pramukh Sachin Sawant was shot dead by motorcycle-borne men in Kandivali East on Sunday evening.

According to Sawant's colleagues in the Shiv Sena, the 46-year-old was riding pillion on a Royal Enfield bike with an associate. He reached Gokul Nagar between 8 to 9pm when someone called out to him from behind. As he turned around, two motorcycle-borne men came close to him and shot him in the chest. They fled soon after. Sawant was rushed to Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

Sawant's murder has eerie similarities with the killing of former Sena corporator Ashok Sawant which was also reported in Kandivali East in January this year.


This was the second time Sawant was shot at. The previous instance was in 2009. But the police made no arrests in that case.

Sawant, 46, was to be promoted as shakha pramukh soon as per his colleagues. He was associated with Sena for more than two decades.