Kasarvadavali police on Thursday started a search operation to fish out the body of a Shiv Sena corporator's son from Vashi creek. Officers said Rakesh Patil's stepbrother murdered him at their father's bungalow at Vijay Garden, Thane, and dumped the body in the creek earlier this week.

Rakesh had been staying at the bungalow since early September. The Kasarvadavali police started searching for Rakesh after corporator Manik Patil registered a missing person's complaint on Monday after he couldn't reach him. He also told the police that 3.5-kg gold ornaments were also missing from the bungalow. Police first nabbed Manik's driver Gaurav Singh, who was also involved in the alleged murder, and found Rakesh's bike at the bungalow.