Cops outside Sai hospital, where former corporator Ashok Sawant (inset) was brought in after the attack. Pic/ Datta Kumbhar

Barely a few hours after former Shiv Sena corporator Ashok Sawant was stabbed, around 100 metres away from his house in Kandivli East, the Samata Nagar police have identified the three assailants who attacked him. Police sources confirmed the arrest of one of the attackers, identified as Dahisar resident Suhail Dedhia. A massive manhunt has been launched to nab the other two assailants.