Rajkot: A man and his cousin were arrested for alleged honour killing of a newly married couple from the outskirts of Darsali village of Mangrol taluka in Junagadh district on Saturday night.
The accused Rajesh Parmar (35) and his cousin Amit Gareja (22), had allegedly hacked Parmar’s sister Dhara Ram (22) and her husband Sanjay Ram (24) to death on Junagadh-Somnath highway near Vanthali of Junagadh district on the evening of May 27. Rajesh and Amit both are farmers.
“We had received a tip-off that both Rajesh and Amit were hiding in the outskirts of Darsali village, following which we kept a watch. The accused were going on a bike which we intercepted and nabbed them,” said R C Kanamia, inspector with Junagadh local crime branch.
The police said Rajesh had been baying for Dhara’s blood ever since his father Bhana Parmar committed suicide after he could not bear the fact that Dhara had eloped with Sanjay and got married, four months ago.
Dhara and Sanjay used to live in Rajkot after marriage. On May27, Sanjay drove Dhara to his sister Gita Kachot’s house in Keshod of Junagadh district. When Rajesh and Amit came to know about this, they drove to Keshod. Armed with an axe, they started following the couple on their bike.
“On the evening of the crime, Sanjay was driving his bike with Dhara and his other sister Vanita Nandania riding pillion. Rajesh, who was following Sanjay’s bike on his motorcycle, came within a striking distance and dealt a blow on Sanjay’s head with the handle of the axe, subsequent of which Sanjay and the two women fell off the bike. Then Rajesh allegedly hacked both Sanjay and Dhara to death,” said N B Chauhan, sub-inspector with Vanthali police station.
“At present we have detained the accused. We will be formally arresting them after they undergo Covid-19 test,” added Chauhan.
Vanita, on whose complaint both Rajesh and Amit were booked, had called up her husband Devshi Nandania, who serves as a constable with Junagadh police. It was Devshi who alerted Junagadh police control room after he received a call from his wife informing him about the crime.
Sanjay used to work in a submersible pump manufacturing firm in Rajkot.
The accused Rajesh Parmar (35) and his cousin Amit Gareja (22), had allegedly hacked Parmar’s sister Dhara Ram (22) and her husband Sanjay Ram (24) to death on Junagadh-Somnath highway near Vanthali of Junagadh district on the evening of May 27. Rajesh and Amit both are farmers.
“We had received a tip-off that both Rajesh and Amit were hiding in the outskirts of Darsali village, following which we kept a watch. The accused were going on a bike which we intercepted and nabbed them,” said R C Kanamia, inspector with Junagadh local crime branch.
The police said Rajesh had been baying for Dhara’s blood ever since his father Bhana Parmar committed suicide after he could not bear the fact that Dhara had eloped with Sanjay and got married, four months ago.
Dhara and Sanjay used to live in Rajkot after marriage. On May27, Sanjay drove Dhara to his sister Gita Kachot’s house in Keshod of Junagadh district. When Rajesh and Amit came to know about this, they drove to Keshod. Armed with an axe, they started following the couple on their bike.
“On the evening of the crime, Sanjay was driving his bike with Dhara and his other sister Vanita Nandania riding pillion. Rajesh, who was following Sanjay’s bike on his motorcycle, came within a striking distance and dealt a blow on Sanjay’s head with the handle of the axe, subsequent of which Sanjay and the two women fell off the bike. Then Rajesh allegedly hacked both Sanjay and Dhara to death,” said N B Chauhan, sub-inspector with Vanthali police station.
“At present we have detained the accused. We will be formally arresting them after they undergo Covid-19 test,” added Chauhan.
Vanita, on whose complaint both Rajesh and Amit were booked, had called up her husband Devshi Nandania, who serves as a constable with Junagadh police. It was Devshi who alerted Junagadh police control room after he received a call from his wife informing him about the crime.
Sanjay used to work in a submersible pump manufacturing firm in Rajkot.
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