Aggrieved man stabs his father-in-law to death

Rajkot: A man stabbed his father-in-law to death in Sinagar village of Anjar taluka in Kutch district on Tuesday night.
Police said the accused, identified as Saleem Khalifa, had stabbed his father-in-law Jafar Khalifa (55). Apart from Saleem also booked in the crime were Saleem’s father Ismaeel Khalifa, Saleem’s brother Akbar Khalifa and his unidentified aide.
“Saleem’s wife Rehana had walked out on him and had gone to live with her father, Jafar. She had also filed a maintenance case seeking alimony from Saleem. Saleem thought that Jafar had instigated Rehana against him. On the fateful night, Saleem called up Jafar, throwing him a challenge to pick up a fight with him. Saleem along with the co-accused arrived at Jafar’s house and allegedly attacked him,” said A J Solanki, inspector with Anjar police station.
Jafar was stabbed thrice. He was rushed to Anjar Civil Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
The accused had gone to the crime spot on a bike and an SUV. After committing the crime, the accused had abandoned the bike and had fled in the SUV. Meanwhile, the police have launched a manhunt for the accused. TNN