India, Sept. 20 -- High-voltage drama unfolded outside the gates of Matoshree, home of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Saturday, with the father of deceased celebrity manager Disha Salian arriving with his lawyers to serve a Rs.500-crore defamation notice on Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray.

The Kalanagar area in Bandra east turned into a virtual fortress on Saturday. Police presence was beefed up and a large media contingent waited as Disha's father Satish Salian pulled up along with his legal team led by Nilesh Ojha at 4:00pm, to serve Aaditya the defamation notice.

Salian served the notice on Aaditya for alleging a "political motive" in linking the Sena (UBT) leader to his daughter's death in 2...