Wife, brother-in-law plan to kill GSRTC driver, arrested

Rajkot: Gondal police on Tuesday arrested the wife of a GSRTC bus driver and his brother-in-law (sister’s husband) who had tried to kill him by poisoning his alcoholic drink last month.
The woman Kailash Shiyal and Jitesh alias Lalo Vaghamsinh had an illicit relationship and they were also plotting to kill the latter’s wife Varsha.
After remaining unconscious for nearly 15 days, Kailash’s husband Virendra Shiyal (44) regained consciousness on February 1 and later got to know about their affair from relatives.
According to the plot, Jitesh called Shiyal for booze at his plot near the Gondal highway on January 19 evening. When Shiyal reached there, Jitesh had already kept a glass of liquor ready for him.
However, on drinking a bit from the glass, Shiyal found the taste unusual and refused to have more. Jitesh, who had spiked the drink, persuaded him to have more, but Shiyal said he was feeling uneasy and left for home.
On reaching home, Shiyal fell very ill and collapsed. He was taken to three different hospitals and later admitted to a private one in Gondal town. He remained unconscious till February 1.
All the family members and relatives assumed that he had fallen ill due to liquor consumption. However, another brother-in-law and relatives who came to inquire about this health, revealed about the affair of his wife and Jitesh. They also showed him some objectionable photos and romantic audio conversations that were doing rounds in some Whatsapp groups.
“After confirming about their relationship, Shiyal lodged a complaint against his wife and Jitesh.
We arrested both and booked them for attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy,” said Gondal city police inspector KN Ramanuj.
Jitesh is the husband of Shiyal’s younger sister Varsha. The accused had even plotted to kill Varsha in a similar manner so that they could continue with their relationship smoothly.