In a shocking incident, a local leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was killed in Ambarnath area in Thane district on Wednesday, the police said.
Rakesh Patil was the vice president of Ambarnath town unit of the MNS. According to the police the local leader was attacked with sharp weapons by four men at Palegaon on Wednesday evening
A badly injured Patil was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.
ACP (Ambarnath Division) V S Narale said the motive behind the killing was not known yet, but the police have detained four suspects.
Further probe is on, he said.